ADOPT
verb. 1 legally take (a person) into a relationship, esp. Another`s child as one`s own. 2 choose (a course of action etc.). 3 take over (another`s idea etc.). 4 choose as a candidate for office. 5 accept responsibility for the maintenance of (a road etc.). 6 accept or approve (a report, accounts, etc.). ? adoption none. [latin: related to *ad-, *opt]