Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (v. t.) To take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.; esp. to take voluntarily (a child of other parents) to be in the place of, or as, one's own child. 2. (v. t.) To take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally; to select and take or approve; as, to adopt the view or policy of another; these resolutions were adopted.

Multi-Version Concordance Adopt (4 Occurrences) Acts 16:21 They are Jews, and are teaching customs which we, as Romans, are not permitted to adopt or practise." (WEY) Galatians 5:10 For my part I have strong confidence in you in the Lord that you will adopt my view of the matter. But the man--be he who he may--who is troubling you, will have to bear the full weight of the judgement to be pronounced on him. (WEY NAS) Ezra 10:44 all these have taken strange women, and there are of them women -- who adopt sons. (YLT) Job 15:5 For your iniquity teaches your mouth, and you choose the language of the crafty. (See NIV)