noun
1. the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception (Freq. 2)
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its adoption by society
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the proposal found wide acceptance
• Syn: ↑acceptance, ↑acceptation, ↑espousal
• Derivationally related forms: ↑espouse (for: ↑espousal), ↑accept (for: ↑acceptation), ↑acceptant (for: ↑acceptance), ↑accept (for: ↑acceptance), ↑adopt
2. a legal proceeding that creates a parent-child relation between persons not related by blood; the adopted child is entitled to all privileges belonging to a natural child of the adoptive parents (including the right to inherit)
• Derivationally related forms: ↑adopt
• Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence
• Hypernyms: ↑proceeding, ↑legal proceeding, ↑proceedings
3. the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source
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the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent
• Syn: ↑borrowing
• Derivationally related forms: ↑adopt
• Hypernyms: ↑appropriation
• Hyponyms: ↑naturalization, ↑naturalisation, ↑misappropriation, ↑crossover
Useful english dictionary. 2012.