pen vs adopt

pen is a noun but adopt is not a noun.

pen and adopt both are verbs.

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

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

pen: produce a literary work
adopt: put into dramatic form

Other hyponyms of pen include draw, lyric, write about, write of, write on, profile, paragraph, paragraph, write off, dash off, fling off, knock off, scratch off, toss off, rewrite, write copy, dramatise, dramatize, draft, outline, poetise, poetize, verse, versify, author, annotate, footnote, cite, reference, write out, write up, script.

pen (noun)	adopt (noun)
female swan
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
an enclosure for confining livestock
a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes
a portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play

pen (verb)	adopt (verb)
produce a literary work	take into one's family
	take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
	take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
	put into dramatic form
	take up and practice as one's own
	choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
	take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities

Difference between pen and adopt

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