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    [Verb]  | "adopt" | \ ə-ˈdäpt \


    1: to take (someone or something) by choice into a relationship : such as

    2: to take (a child born to other parents) voluntarily as one's own child especially in compliance with formal legal procedures

    3: to acquire (an animal) as a pet especially from an animal shelter


    Origin: 15th century ;

     Middle English adopten, borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French adopter, borrowed from Latin adoptāre, from ad- {see: |ad-|ad-} + optāre "to express a wish for, desire, choose, decide on" {mat|option:1|option:1};

    [Verb]  | "adopts" 


    1: to take for one's own use (something originated by another);


      * e.g., " ... shortly after moving to the U.S., the family dutifully adopted the American tradition of having turkey for Thanksgiving "



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    [Verb]  | "adopt" 


    1: to take for one's own use (something originated by another);


      * e.g., " ... shortly after moving to the U.S., the family dutifully adopted the American tradition of having turkey for Thanksgiving "



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     [ "Adoption" ]

    1: An "adoption" in chess is when one player beats another 10 in a row in the same time control, with no draws.

      * e.g.,  ... An adoption occurred on Chess Grandmaster Eric Hansen's twitch stream when he was challenged by Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura and proceeded to lose ten games in a row to Hikaru. 

     [ "adopted" ]

    1: the thing that i get told everyday

      * e.g.,  ... you be adopted 

     [ "adopted" ]

    1: A person that doesn't need to be sad because they are adopted. Some people are actually happy in adopted families.

      * e.g.,  ... " I'm adopted" "That's cool!It doesn't change anything your still the same person " 

     [ "adopted" ]

    1: What I am. Something that not only happens to a person but plays a major part in shaping who they are, what they do and how they treat others. It's no ones fault. Understand, Deal and Move On. You'll only burn if you can't get past it.

      * e.g.,  ... You're Adopted. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 

     [ "Adoptable" ]

    1: A term usually seen on furry art sites such as DeviantART, Inkbunny, etc. An adoptable is a custom-made cartoon/furry character, specificly made to be sold to someone who is unoriginal and/or too lazy to make their own unique character. Adoptables are usually auctioned off and end up going for ridiculous amounts, even surpassing $200 at times.

      * e.g.,  ... Artist: Adoptable for auction! She is an adorable husky with a big love for cookies! Guy 1: I bid $10! 

     [ "Adopt" ]

    1: A character design made for sale by an artist. Adopts are usually sold online at websites like Amino, Deviant Art, Toyhou.se, etc. They can sell for any type of currency you can think of. Adopt Artists can have Terms of Service (T.O.S.) for the characters they sell. Common rules include Asking before reselling, No reselling for more than what you bought, No major design changes, etc.

      * e.g.,  ... I'm selling some adopts so I can save up for that membership I wanted on Amino. 

     [ "adoption" ]

    1: A 4 billion dollar industry in which American couples buy a baby from a third world country for $10,000 to $50,000 USD. There is a strong correlation between the price of the baby and the race of the baby.

      * e.g.,  ... Angelina Jolie recently paid a lot of money in a shady Tijuana adoption transaction and she wound up getting ripped off.  


     [ "adoption" ]

    2: During the selection process, every attempt is made to purchase a non-defective human.


     [ "adoption" ]

    3: Significant portions of the transaction wind up lining the pockets of corrupt third world government officials and shady the non-profit orgagizations involved in connecting the buyers of babies with the sellers of babies.

     [ "Adopted" ]

    1: When your birth parents give you away and get selected to a different family to live with legally.

      * e.g.,  ... Vincent’s parents hated him so he got adopted 

     [ "adopted" ]

    1: 1 The condition of being abandoned by one's parents, and selected by another family, and brought in as their own child.

      * e.g.,  ... ) Amanda got adopted by another family. Poor girl. 


     [ "adopted" ]

    2: 2 An insult commonly used by junior high atendees. Often used with were.

      * e.g.,  ... )  

     [ "Adopted" ]

    1: Adopted: You

      * e.g.,  ... mom: your adopted 

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