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Definition of adopt : 1. To take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.; esp. to take voluntarily ( a child of other parents) to be in the place of, or as, one's own child.
2. To take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally; to select and take or approve; as, to adopt the view or policy of another; these resolutions were adopted.

Synonyms:

lard, return, necessitate, draw, direct, overhear, get into, pursue, name after, submit, collect, strike, occupy, affiliate, put on, take after, bear, make, soak up, study, simulate, play, get hold of, adoption, lease, ensure, charter, blow up, wear, rent, learn, go by, admit, lift out, deal, go toward, move out, undertake, repudiate, drag, take-up, fall back on, travel along, observe, borrow, repeat, seize on, earn, dramatize, bring in, require, exact, fill, gather in, dupe, shoot, foster, scoop out, fasten on, affirm, care order, put one across, sop up, succeed, cover, pick out, imitate, fool, take over, babysitter, drive, buy up, contain, realize, play along, aim, seize, watch over, consider, bring, resume, baptize, father, acquire, imbibe, enforce, bosom, pass, rear, see, win, ratify, catch, hire, arrogate, keep abreast, latch on, answer to, use up, produce, realise, befool, involve, clear, decamp, conform to, relocate, come, suck, receive, raise, squeeze, take aim, buy out, embroider, immigrate, remove, confirm, law, postulate, stick to, read, have, migrate, wed, consume, keep up, aggrandize, keep an eye on, assimilate, view, draw on, train, withdraw, survey, pad, adoption agency, move, trace, adoptive, abide by, number off, marry, ingest, call after, sanction, engage, carry, utilize, put one over, go through with, hold, au pair, comprehend, appropriate, subscribe, develop, accompany, call, encompass, tackle, pack, comply, apply, hook up with, larn, sorb, parent, progress, scoop up, christen, ask, evolve, dramatise, embroil, usurp, ballot, absorb, care, suck in, approve, get hitched with, gain, cod, resettle, take for granted, spoil, give, give up, claim, start, watch, babysit, call for, scoop, mother, follow, deny, stick with, retire, relieve, adopted, don, lead, carry through, conduct, presume, feign, emigrate, use, invite, hook on, put something into action, reelect, meet, implement, suck up, guide, embellish, drag in, be, look at, encounter, tangle, disinherit, sham, put/bring/carry something into effect, exploit, name, take-in, pull in, conjoin, need, aggrandise, get, abstain, postdate, sweep up, bring up, accept, embrace, take away, demand, hug, subscribe to, convey, grow, take on, fall out, take, gull, put in, blackball, brain drain, sweep, get married, assume, contract, film, surveil, slang, come after

decide, select, espouse, like, fancy, favor, wish, pick, judge, prefer, choose, determine, elect

Usage examples:

• In March 1775 he was a member of the Virginia Convention that convened at Richmond, where he proposed resolutions to adopt immediate measures of defence sufficient to repel any invasion by the mother country. - "Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution", L. Carroll Judson.
• Mary was long in considering which course it would be best for her helpless father, and best for herself, to adopt. - "The Two Destinies", Wilkie Collins.
• Wilt thou not adopt and take her under thy care?" - "The Complete Historical Romances of Georg Ebers", Georg Ebers.