accept vs adopt

accept and adopt both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
accept	No	No	Yes	No
adopt	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, adopt is a hyponym of accept; that is, adopt is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than accept:

accept: consider or hold as true
adopt: take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own

As verbs, adopt is a hyponym of accept; that is, adopt is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than accept:

Other hyponyms of accept include accept, admit, take, take on, welcome, honor, honour, borrow, take over, take up.

accept (verb)	adopt (verb)
consider or hold as true	take into one's family
react favorably to; consider right and proper	take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
tolerate or accommodate oneself to	take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal	put into dramatic form
give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to	take up and practice as one's own
receive willingly something given or offered	choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person	take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities
admit into a group or community
receive (a report) officially, as from a committee
make use of or accept for some purpose
be designed to hold or take