adoptar

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to adopt (legally take in a child from other parents)
  2. (transitive) to adopt (select)
  3. (transitive) to take (e.g. steps, measurements, action, position or view)

Frequency

C1
Hyphenated as
a‧dop‧tar
Pronounced as (IPA)
/adobˈtaɾ/
Etymology

Borrowed from Latin adoptāre. Cognate with English adopt.

Cognate with English
English
adopt

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