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take vs adopt

adopt vs take

take is a noun but adopt is not a noun.

take and adopt both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
take Yes No Yes No
adopt No No Yes No
As verbs, take and adopt are synonyms defined as:
  • take and adopt: take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
Other synonyms of take include acquire, assume, take on.
As verbs, adopt is a hyponym of take; that is, adopt is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than take:
  • take: 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 take 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.
As verbs, adopt is a hyponym of take; that is, adopt is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than take:
  • take: take into one's possession
  • adopt: take into one's family
Other hyponyms of take include take in, take away, repossess, take back, collect, take in, attach, confiscate, impound, seize, sequester, sequester, pocket, accept, assume, bear, take over, grab, snaffle, snap up, call back, call in, recall, withdraw, deprive, divest, strip, unburden.
As verbs, adopt is a hyponym of take; that is, adopt is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than take:
  • take: receive willingly something given or offered
  • adopt: take up and practice as one's own
Other hyponyms of take include accept, admit, take, take on, welcome, honor, honour, borrow, take over, take up.
take (noun) adopt (noun)
the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption
the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
take (verb) adopt (verb)
be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness take into one's family
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial put into dramatic form
be seized or affected in a specified way take up and practice as one's own
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
be a student of a certain subject take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
accept or undergo, often unwillingly
take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
make a film or photograph of something
lay claim to; as of an idea
obtain by winning
point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
serve oneself to, or consume regularly
get into one's hands, take physically
have sex with; archaic use
occupy or take on
travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route
head into a specified direction
take somebody somewhere
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
proceed along in a vehicle
experience or feel or submit to
take into one's possession
conquer by force
buy, select
engage for service under a term of contract
receive or obtain regularly
receive willingly something given or offered
require (time or space)
admit into a group or community
to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort
make use of or accept for some purpose
assume, as of positions or roles
carry out
develop a habit; apply oneself to a practice or occupation
require as useful, just, or proper
be designed to hold or take
have with oneself; have on one's person
be capable of holding or containing
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