Word "ADOPT" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
put into dramatic form
Synonyms:
dramatise, dramatize
Examples:
adopt a book for a screenplay

Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
take into one's family
Synonyms:
take in
Examples:
They adopted two children from Nicaragua

Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
Synonyms:
espouse, follow

Crossword Clues for ADOPT

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Take up, as a policy The Telegraph Plusword 05 Sep 2025
Take as one's own The Telegraph Plusword 01 Sep 2025
Take as one's own Thomas Joseph 04 Aug 2025
"___, don't shop" (animal lover's plea)
Choose to make a fuss over physical exercise (5)
Take as one's own The Telegraph Mini 07 Jul 2025
Bring home from a shelter USA Today 04 Jul 2025
Take on board, - a cause
Give a child a home, legally
"___, don't shop" (animal lover's plea)
Bring home from a shelter, maybe New York Times Mini 24 Jun 2025
Take in Commuter 23 Jun 2025
Take on work in a district's confines (5)
Take issue but not one's own? (5)
Take as one's own Thomas Joseph 12 Jun 2025
Take in as one's own
Take in a stray, perhaps
Take in, as a pet or a child
Give a stray a home LA Times Mini 07 May 2025
Add to the family The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 03 May 2025
Trouble exercises bring into family (5)
Take on as a family member: - a child
Make one's own Wall Street Journal 16 Apr 2025
Get a pet from a shelter Newsday 15 Apr 2025
Give Fido a forever home
Choose suit in fitting (5)
Take on (an approach or policy) Mirror Tea Time 06 Apr 2025
Take on The Telegraph Mini 01 Apr 2025
Take up, as a strategy LA Times Mini 25 Mar 2025
Take as one's own The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 18 Mar 2025
Take up part of bad option (5)
"___, don't shop"
Get, as a pet
Some had option to espouse (5) Puzzler Cryptic 24 Feb 2025
Take up training with much fuss
Take a pet from a shelter Universal 02 Feb 2025
Assume you'll get a pint at a party (5)
Foster permanently Mirror Tea Time 30 Jan 2025
Nowadays, choose to take something up (5)
Take in a stray cat, say
Take on Mirror Classic 20 Jan 2025
Get a pet from a shelter, e.g. The Telegraph Plusword 20 Jan 2025
Take in as one's own New York Times Mini 16 Jan 2025
Take on commercial work with theatre director
Take in Commuter 04 Jan 2025
Some had option to espouse (5) Puzzler Cryptic 30 Dec 2024
Get a shelty from a shelter Newsday 29 Dec 2024
Take up a point about duke and circle (5)
Take on publicity work, over time The Times Quick Cryptic 26 Dec 2024
Take an orphan
Add to the family USA Today 23 Dec 2024
Take in (orphan)
Take as one's own Eugene Sheffer 16 Dec 2024
Add a pet to the family
Take on (a new approach) Mirror Tea Time 14 Dec 2024
Take in, as a pet or child The Telegraph Mini 09 Dec 2024
Make one's own Wall Street Journal 07 Dec 2024
Take up, when likely to be out of the party (5)
Do get Pat to take in a child!
"___, don't shop" (animal rescue slogan) Universal 29 Nov 2024
Take on, assume The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 26 Nov 2024
Take as one's own LA Times Daily 24 Nov 2024
Do get Pat to take a child (5)
Add to the family LA Times Daily 21 Nov 2024
Get a pet from the shelter, say
Take up; foster The Telegraph Quick 08 Nov 2024
Take on The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 03 Nov 2024
Take up a point about Dutch circle (5)
In fitting surroundings, do take it on as one's own (5)
Add to the family Newsday 22 Sep 2024
Take in (child)
Select or choose (5)
Pass, as legislation Newsday 08 Sep 2024
Take into one's family New York Times Mini 04 Sep 2024
A big fuss with exercise to take on board (5)
Make your own party in fitting surroundings (5)
Take in or take on New York Times 13 Aug 2024
Foster The Telegraph Mini 13 Aug 2024
Take in Commuter 30 Jul 2024
Take in as one's own New York Times Mini 29 Jul 2024
Take as one's own, as a pet The Telegraph Mini 27 Jul 2024
Take on Mirror Tea Time 23 Jul 2024
Take home, as a pet
Grow one's family, perhaps USA Today 16 Jul 2024
Legally take in a child, say
To use a pad you need to treat it as your own
Bring home from the pound LA Times Daily 03 Jul 2024
You want to use my pad and keep it as your own?
Take in, as a shelter dog
Take child as one's own
Bring into the family USA Today 25 Jun 2024
"___, don't shop" (animal lover's plea)
Take in, as a puppy from a shelter
Take up as one's own
Commercial to choose to take on (5) Puzzler Cryptic 11 Jun 2024
Take home, as a shelter animal
Take on and compete regularly (5)
Rescue, as a pet LA Times Daily 09 Jun 2024
Take up, espouse: - a cause
Take in, as a cat New York Times Mini 03 Jun 2024
Bring home a rescue cat, say
___ don't shop (slogan that promotes choosing pets from shelters)
Take up, as a new habit
Rescue from an animal shelter
Assume, take on (5)
Take as one's own The Telegraph Mini 16 May 2024
Take in, as a pet or a child
Take as your own child (5) Puzzler 11 May 2024
Approve party in apartment The Times Quick Cryptic 08 May 2024
Provide a home for a small charge (5)
Bring home from the animal shelter, say
Take into the family, ... a child
Take as one's own Thomas Joseph 23 Apr 2024
Take on Mirror Tea Time 23 Apr 2024
Choose, settle on
Take up half the load as you choose (5)
Get a pet from a shelter Newsday 15 Apr 2024
Take as one's own Universal 14 Apr 2024
Take on those apt to do inserting (5)
Take puppy from a pound
Choose a pound puppy
Take as one's own Thomas Joseph 03 Apr 2024
Take up work in commercial environment ultimately (5)
Take in a stray dog, say
Espouse a case raised on junction (5) Puzzler Cryptic 13 Mar 2024
Choose, settle on (5)
Espouse (a method) Puzzler Backwords 05 Mar 2024
Vote into law Newsday 29 Feb 2024
Take on (a policy)
Take into one's family, in a way
___-a-Highway (litter-cleaning program) USA Today 11 Feb 2024
Choose suitable outside work
Take on as your own (5)
Take as one's own Eugene Sheffer 02 Feb 2024
Pick a pet from the pound New York Times Mini 29 Jan 2024
Take in a stray cat, say
Bring into your home
Get a rescue dog Commuter 13 Jan 2024
"___, don't shop" (pet fostering slogan) Universal 11 Jan 2024
"_, don't shop" (pet fos- tering slogan)
Vote to accept Newsday 04 Jan 2024
PlusWord No 588
Take as one's own child. (5)
Get a shelter dog, perhaps
Take on as a family member
Take up point in wake of fuss (5)
Bring home a shelter pet
Take up The Guardian Quick 28 Nov 2023
"___, don't shop" (shelter motto)
Bring home from an animal shelter LA Times Daily 05 Nov 2023
Take as one's own Thomas Joseph 05 Oct 2023
Bring into the family USA Today 03 Oct 2023
Get a pet from a shelter Newsday 19 Sep 2023
Welcome to the family Universal 12 Sep 2023
Rescue, perhaps LA Times Daily 02 Sep 2023
One way to become a dog parent
Take in, as a shelter dog
One way to become a parent
Take in a stray cat, say
Take in Wall Street Journal 01 Jun 2023
Embrace New York Times 19 May 2023
One way to become a parent
Vote into law Newsday 12 May 2023
Bring home, as a shelter pet
Give a stray dog a home, say
Take up The Telegraph Quick 29 Mar 2023
'___, Don't Shop' (animal rescue slogan) USA Today 20 Mar 2023
Add to the family USA Today 29 Jan 2023
Take in as one's own
Bring home from the pet shelter, say Wall Street Journal 10 Jan 2023
One way to become a pet parent
Espouse The Guardian Quick 22 Dec 2022
Take home from the shelter, say Wall Street Journal 14 Nov 2022
Take in a shelter dog Newsday 09 Nov 2022
Get a pet from a shelter Newsday 18 Oct 2022
Bring home a stray cat USA Today 16 Oct 2022
Welcome into the family USA Today 14 Oct 2022
Take a pet home from a shelter
Vote to accept LA Times Daily 02 Oct 2022
Take charge of, legally
Take in, as a shelter dog
Take from an animal shelter, say
Become a parent to USA Today 20 May 2022
"___ don't shop" (anti-breeder movement)
Give a stray a home, say
Agree to Newsday 19 Mar 2022
Take in a stray dog, say
Take in USA Today 24 Feb 2022
One way to become a parent Universal 18 Feb 2022
Good way to add to the family Family Time 13 Feb 2022
Start a family, maybe USA Today 07 Feb 2022
Bring into the family Universal 03 Feb 2022
Take in from a pet shelter
Take as one's own Thomas Joseph 13 Dec 2021
Take in USA Today 08 Dec 2021
Take in a stray cat, say
One way to enlarge a family?
Rescue from a shelter LA Times Daily 07 Nov 2021
Welcome into the family USA Today 02 Nov 2021
Approve area around Hull close to the port Irish Times Crosaire 14 Oct 2021
Take in a hungry pet wandering around party
Welcome to the family USA Today 01 Oct 2021
Vote to accept Newsday 26 Sep 2021
Add to the family Wall Street Journal 21 Sep 2021
One way to become a parent
Take as one's own Thomas Joseph 10 Sep 2021
Take in a stray dog, say
Bring home a pound puppy, say
Embrace as one's own Universal 13 Jul 2021
Take on Thomas Joseph 10 Jul 2021
Take in, as a shelter dog
Take in, as a dog Universal 02 Jul 2021
Take home from a pet shelter Newsday 25 May 2021
Take from an animal shelter, say Wall Street Journal 10 May 2021
Take in USA Today 22 Apr 2021
Welcome a child USA Today 07 Apr 2021
"___, don't shop" (pet lover's plea)
Take in Wall Street Journal 18 Feb 2021
Bring home USA Today 14 Feb 2021
Take on, as a new approach
Take into the family, as a shelter dog Universal 21 Jan 2021
___-a-Highway, program that Kramer joins, causing chaos by turning the four-lane highway into two lanes
Take in as one's own
Take in a stray cat, say
Get a pet home from the shelter, say
Approve a party exercise
Take on a party post, though not having the heart
Assume a spot without pressure
Welcome to the family USA Today 15 Nov 2020
Vote to accept Newsday 13 Nov 2020
Take up, as a plan Newsday 11 Nov 2020
Pass, as a proposition Wall Street Journal 14 Oct 2020
Take in, as a pet Universal 29 Sep 2020
Vote to accept Wall Street Journal 03 Sep 2020
Take on appropriate accommodation for party
Take on LA Times Daily 27 Aug 2020
Take on The Washington Post 27 Aug 2020
Give a stray a forever home, say USA Today 13 Aug 2020
Make one’s own Wall Street Journal 29 Jul 2020
Get a pet from the pound, e.g New York Times 27 Jul 2020
Take in a stray cat, say
"___, don't shop" (a pet)
Take a pet home from a shelter
Get from a shelter, like a dog
Take as one's own
___-a-thon (animal shelter event) USA Today 11 Jun 2020
Get a pet from a pound Newsday 13 May 2020
Take on Thomas Joseph 24 Apr 2020
Take as one's own
Get from a shelter or give shelter
Take in, as a Persian The Washington Post 26 Mar 2020
Take in, as a Persian LA Times Daily 26 Mar 2020
Get from a shelter, like a dog
Take on The Times Concise 11 Feb 2020
Take in, as a stray cat Universal 05 Jan 2020
Take in party with suitable clothing
Bring home from an animal shelter Newsday 11 Nov 2019
Take home from a shelter Universal 26 Oct 2019
Take home from the pet shelter Wall Street Journal 21 Oct 2019
Add to one’s family Wall Street Journal 14 Oct 2019
Sponsor, as a highway Universal 12 Oct 2019
Bring into the family
Take notice and make choice The Sun Two Speed 18 Sep 2019
Espouse The Sun Two Speed 18 Sep 2019
Take as one's own Thomas Joseph 07 Sep 2019
Accept as one's own Universal 02 Sep 2019
Legally take in a child
Take up difficulty over point
Take notice?  No point
Take on Wall Street Journal 08 Jun 2019
Choose to add to the family, potentially overnight?
Rescue from a shelter USA Today 17 May 2019
Take in, as a dog Universal 15 May 2019
Take a child from an orphanage, say
Take home from the shelter, say New York Times 22 Apr 2019
Get from a shelter or give shelter
One way to become a parent
Take a pup from the pound, say Wall Street Journal 14 Jan 2019
Take a pup from the pound, say
Sponsor, as a highway
Accept as one's own
Take home from a shelter
Take in, as a dog
Take in, as a pet
Take home from the shelter, say
Rescue from a shelter
Take on
Take home from the pet shelter
Make one's own
Add to one's family
Become a parent to Premier Sunday 30 Dec 2018
To legally take in a child, say
Take as one's own Eugene Sheffer 25 Dec 2018
Make one's own Wall Street Journal 05 Dec 2018
Officially bring into the family Universal 02 Nov 2018
Take in or on Jonesin 30 Oct 2018
Vote to accept LA Times Daily 24 Oct 2018
Vote to accept The Washington Post 24 Oct 2018
Animal shelter's plea USA Today 19 Oct 2018
Take on Universal 06 Oct 2018
Take in as one's own child
Take home from an animal shelter LA Times Daily 04 Sep 2018
Take home from an animal shelter The Washington Post 04 Sep 2018
Assume Wall Street Journal 02 Aug 2018
Take as one's own USA Today 19 Jul 2018
Get from the ASPCA, perhaps USA Today 19 Jun 2018
Put into practice Newsday 18 May 2018
Put on fitting clothing for function The Telegraph Toughie 17 May 2018
Call one's own, as a title
Take on or take in Newsday 25 Mar 2018
Rescue, as a pet USA Today 22 Mar 2018
Take in, as a stray dog Newsday 19 Mar 2018
Start to use Premier Sunday 18 Mar 2018
Espouse The Telegraph Quick 02 Feb 2018
Take home from an animal shelter
Assume
Take as one's own
Get from the ASPCA, perhaps
Animal shelter's plea
Take on
Officially bring into the family
Vote to accept
Take in or take on Jonesin 12 Dec 2017
Take home a shelter animal Newsday 06 Dec 2017
Take in, as a stray USA Today 23 Nov 2017
Take responsibility for LA Times Daily 02 Sep 2017
Take responsibility for The Washington Post 02 Sep 2017
Take on as one's own Irish Times Simplex 31 Aug 2017
Take in, take on or take up Wall Street Journal 30 Aug 2017
Take in New York Times 17 Aug 2017
Ratify Universal 09 Aug 2017
Take up, as a cause USA Today 12 Jul 2017
Take in a stray Family Time 02 Apr 2017
Assume The Telegraph Quick 24 Mar 2017
Embrace New York Times 22 Jan 2017
Ratify
Take up, as a cause
Take in, as a stray
Take in
Embrace
Take responsibility for
Take up, as a strategy Wall Street Journal 15 Nov 2016
Take on New York Times 23 Oct 2016
Take into one's family Universal 31 Aug 2016
Take as one's own The Washington Post 15 Aug 2016
Foster The Guardian Quick 21 May 2016
Embrace and fuss, then part
Take trouble with exercise
Take in LA Times Daily 20 Apr 2016
Take in a pint to house party The Times Cryptic 14 Apr 2016
Embrace and fuss, then part
Take from a pet shelter Newsday 27 Jan 2016
Ratify New York Times 26 Jan 2016
Start using Newsday 23 Jan 2016
Make one's own The Washington Post 18 Jan 2016
Ratify
Take on
Become a parent, perhaps Jonesin 29 Dec 2015
One way to fatherhood Universal 26 Dec 2015
Fuss over exercise to follow
Bring home from the shelter LA Times Daily 09 Nov 2015
Take home from the pound The Chronicle of Higher Education 06 Nov 2015
Add to the family LA Times Daily 23 Oct 2015
Take on party in suitable surroundings The Telegraph Cryptic 08 Oct 2015
Assume (an attitude) The Times Concise 18 Sep 2015
Ratify USA Today 21 Jun 2015
Take up Wall Street Journal 18 May 2015
Take in Newsday 17 May 2015
One way to become parents USA Today 20 Apr 2015
Espouse USA Today 21 Mar 2015
Take under one's wing Universal 21 Feb 2015
Foster The Telegraph Quick 08 Feb 2015
Vote to accept Universal 31 Jan 2015
Accept formally Newsday 08 Jan 2015
Stir pint to make one's own The Telegraph Toughie 02 Jan 2015
Vote to accept
One way to become parents
Ratify
Bring home from the shelter
Add to the family
Accept formally
One way to fatherhood
Get a pet from a pound
Take in
Take in
Add to the household
Take home from the shelter
Take home from the pound
Espouse
Take under one's wing
Become a mother, maybe
Decide to use
Take as one's own
Take in, as a new pet
Take under one's wing
Vote into law
One way to become a parent
One way to become parents
Take in
Take as one's own
Vote to accept
Take on
Ratify
Take on a pet project?
Shelter exhortation
Bring into the family
One way to fatherhood
Add to the family, in a way
Get a pet from the pound, say
Take as one's own
Bring in, as a boxer to one's home
Add to the family, in a way
Accept formally
Take in or take on
One way to motherhood
Take on
Get a pound pooch, say
Decide to use, as a policy
Assume as one's own
Go out of the pool for, say?
Take into custody?
Take into custody?
Get a pound pooch, say
Take into one's family
Take as one's own
Take in
Take up, as a cause
Approve, as a plan
Take in from a pet shelter
Take home from a shelter
Assume as one's own
Become a new father, in a way
Get from a shelter
Choose, as a textbook series
Take in
Get from a shelter
Start using
One way to get a new toy
Take in or take on
Become parents to
Start using
Decide to use
Take in from a pet shelter
Take in from a pet shelter
Appropriate, as an idea
Get from the ASPCA, maybe
Make one's own
Assume
Settle on, as a plan
One way to enlarge a family
Take into one's home
Begin using
Assume as one's own
Rescue, as a pet
Vote to accept
Put into effect
Embrace
Take on
Accept formally and put into effect
One of the ASPCA's "Ways to Help"
Settle on, as a plan
One of the ASPCA's "Ways to Help"
Pass, as a resolution
Start a family, perhaps
Opposite of reject
One way to enlarge a family
Get from the ASPCA
Rear as one's own
Take under one's wing
Take in, as a child
Make one's own
Take as one's own
Take an animal from the shelter
Decide to use, as a policy
Expand the family, in a way
Emulate Madonna
Accept
Decide to use, as a policy
Begin using
Put into effect
Take up
Pass
Vote to accept
Take up, as a cause
Assume
Espouse
Take in
One way to become a father
Take as one's own
Become parents to
Put into effect, as a proposal
Become parents
Vote to accept
Take up, as a strategy
Take on
Ratify
Take as one's own
Take in by choice
Assume
Take in, as a stray
Make one's own
Add to the family, in a way
Choose a textbook series
"__ the mornin'!"
Make one's own
Take on
Take on
Accept formally
Take in
Vote to accept
Make one's own
Take for one's own
Assume
Take as one's own
Become parents overnight
Become the legal parent of
Take as one's own
Take in
Take in by choice
Vote into law
Acquire, as a pet from the shelter
Sure way to fatherhood
Take in or on
Take in, as a stray
Take as your own
Accept
Take on
Acquire, as a pet from the shelter
Take as one's own
Assume
Vote to accept
Espouse
Assume
Take under one's wing
Emulate Mia
Rear as one's own
Appropriate
Take in, as a stray cat
Sure way to motherhood
Take 4, clue 4
Take in or on
Expand the family, in a way
Espouse
Become parents, in a way
Take for one's own
Take as your own
One way to become a mommy
One way to become a parent
Take in
Put into effect, as a proposal
Take up
Take over
Take for one's own
Make one's own
Accept
Accept a plan
Become parents to
Add a stranger to the family
Take for one's own
Make one's own
Assume
Take on, as a child
Emulate Mia
Take in, on or up
Embrace
Vote to accept
One way to enlarge a family
Select and take
Embrace as one's own
Take in a foundling
Choose and take
Give a foundling a home
Espouse
Take in a stray
Take up and use
Choose, as a policy
Accept formally
Embrace, as a policy
Choose for keeps
___ a platform
Embrace, as ideas
Take up
Take up.
Choose.
Choose and follow (a course).
Take for oneself.
Choose
Bring home from the shelter
Call one's own.
Choose and follow.
Take under one's wing.
Accept.
Take on.
Accept, as a report.
Pick up a few pointers?
Take for one's own.
Start a family, perhaps
Use as one's own.
Take on a waif.
Take.
Accept formally.
Take as one's own.
Espouse.
Vote to accept.
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