Adopt

5 lettersverbcommon

Updated February 2026

Definition

To legally take another's child as one's own or to choose and follow a practice.

“They decided to adopt a rescue dog.”

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Vowels A and O; common verb pattern.

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Worth 8 points; useful for building words.

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