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1 Adopt
v. trans.Into a family: P. ποιεῖσθαι, εἰσποιεῖσθαι.Get adopted: P. εἰσποιεῖν.Get oneself adopted: P. ἑαυτὸν εἰσποιεῖν.Adopt a course of action: P. and V. αἱρεῖσθαι, P. προαιρεῖσθαι.Put into force, use: P. and V. χρῆσθαι (dat.).Adopt new manners: V. μεθαρμόσαι τρόπους νέους (Æsch., P.V. 309).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Adopt
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2 adopt
[ə'dopt]1) (to take (a child of other parents) as one's own: Since they had no children of their own they decided to adopt a little girl.) υιοθετώ2) (to take (something) as one's own: After going to France he adopted the French way of life.) ασπάζομαι, υιοθετώ άποψη, ιδέα κ.λπ.•- adoption- adoptive -
3 adopt
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4 uncompromising
(keeping firmly to a particular attitude, policy etc: You should not adopt such an uncompromising attitude.) αδιάλλακτος -
5 Attitude
subs.P. and V. σχῆμα, τό.Way of sitting: V. ἕδρα, ἡ, θάκημα, τό.Adopt an attitude towards, behave towards, v.: P. and V. προσφέρεσθαι (dat.).Feel towards: P. διακεῖσθαι (dat. or πρός, acc.).Opinion: P. and V. δόξα, ἡ, γνώμη, ἡ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Attitude
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6 Middle
adj.P. and V. μέσος.Adopt a middle course in one's speech: P. τὰ μεταξύ λέγειν (Dem. 202.).A man of the middle class: P. μέσος πολίτης, ὁ.The shrine at earth's middle point: V. μεσόμφαλον ἵδρυμα (Æsch., Choe. 1036).The middle point of the earth: P. and V. ὀμφαλός, ὁ (Plat., Rep. 427C).——————subs.P. and V. τὸ μέσον.In the middle of the city: P. and V. ἐν μέσῃ τῇ πόλει.Rising in the middle of dinner: P. ἐξαναστάντες μεταξύ δειπνοῦντες (Dem. 284).Break up a party in the middle: P. μεταξύ διαλῦσαι τὴν συνουσίαν (Plat., Prot. 336E).Be at the middle, v.; P. and V. μεσοῦν.They put the small boats in the middle: P. τὰ λεπτὰ πλοῖα... ἐντὸς ποιοῦνται (Thuc. 2, 83).Waist: see Waist.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Middle
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7 New
adj.Additional, other: P. and V. ἄλλος.Fresh, recent: P. and V. πρόσφατος, P. ὑπόγυιος.New to, unaccustomed to: P. ἀήθης (gen.).Inexperienced in: P. and V. ἄπειρος (gen.).Adopt new manners: V. μεθάρμοσαι τρόπους νέους (Æsch., P.V. 309).Bear your new yoke: V. καίνισον ζυγόν (Æsch., Ag. 1071).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > New
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8 Pose
subs.Adopt an easy pose on your couch: Ar. ὑγρον χύτλασον σεαυτὸν ἐν τοῖς στρώμασι (Vesp. 1213).——————v. trans.Puzzle: P. εἰς ἀπορίαν καθιστάναι.V. intrans. P. σχηματίζεσθαι, Ar. σχηματίζειν; see also Pretend.They pose as ignorant people: P. σχηματίζονται ἀμαθεῖς εἶναι (Plat., Prot. 342B).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Pose
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adopt — /ə däpt/ vt 1: to take voluntarily (a child of other parents) as one s own child esp. in compliance with formal legal procedures see also equitable adoption 2: to take or accept as if one s own [the company] adopt ed the signature on t … Law dictionary
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adopt — adopt, embrace, espouse mean in common to make one’s own what in some fashion one owes to another. One adopts something of which one is not the begetter, inventor, or author or which is not one’s own naturally {adopt the style of Swinburne}… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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adopt — [ə däpt′] vt. [L adoptare < ad , to + optare, to choose] 1. to choose and bring into a certain relationship; specif., to take into one s own family by legal process and raise as one s own child 2. to take up and use (an idea, a practice, etc.) … English World dictionary
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adopt — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French adopter, from Latin adoptare, from ad + optare to choose Date: 1500 transitive verb 1. to take by choice into a relationship; especially to take voluntarily (a child of… … New Collegiate Dictionary
