have vs adopt

have is a noun but adopt is not a noun.

have and adopt both are verbs.

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

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

have: receive willingly something given or offered
adopt: take up and practice as one's own

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

have (noun)	adopt (noun)
a person who possesses great material wealth

have (verb)	adopt (verb)
cause to be born	take into one's family
suffer from; be ill with	take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)	take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition	put into dramatic form
undergo	take up and practice as one's own
cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner	choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
serve oneself to, or consume regularly	take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities
have sex with; archaic use
organize or be responsible for
go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
achieve a point or goal
get something; come into possession of
have ownership or possession of
receive willingly something given or offered
have a personal or business relationship with someone
have as a feature
be confronted with

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