select vs adopt

adopt vs select

select is an adjective but adopt is not an adjective.

select and adopt both are verbs.

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

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

select: pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
adopt: choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans

Other hyponyms of select include empanel, impanel, panel, anoint, field, sieve, sift, draw, dial, go, plump, pick, elect, excerpt, extract, take out, cull out, winnow, cream off, skim off, pick over, sieve out, assign, set apart, specify, single out, think of, define, determine, fix, limit, set, specify, espouse, follow, screen, screen out, sieve, sort, vote in, elect, nominate, propose, vote.

select (adjective)	adopt (adjective)
selected or chosen for special qualifications
of superior grade

select (verb)	adopt (verb)
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives	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 select and adopt

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