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Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese adoutar, from Latin adoptāre.
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Verb
adotar (first-person singular present adoto, first-person singular preterite adotei, past participle adotado)
- to adopt (to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen)
- to apply an idea or concept
A Rússia adotou o capitalismo em 1991.- Russia adopted capitalism in 1991.
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