adoption

Noun
  1. The act of accepting with approval;
    Favorable reception (synset 100181262)
    "its adoption by society"; "the proposal found wide acceptance"
    is a type of: approval, approving, blessing - the formal act of approving
    subtypes: bosom, embrace - a close affectionate and protective acceptance
    same as: acceptance, acceptation, espousal
  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) (synset 101187782)
    referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
    is a type of: legal proceeding, proceeding, proceedings - (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
  3. The appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source (synset 100085191)
    "the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent"
    is a type of: appropriation - a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner
    subtypes:
    • naturalisation, naturalization - changing the pronunciation of a borrowed word to agree with the borrowers' phonology
    • misappropriation - wrongful borrowing
    • crossover - the appropriation of a new style (especially in popular music) by combining elements of different genres in order to appeal to a wider audience
    same as: borrowing

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