adopt
CEFR: B2
To officially take up, choose, or assimilate a writing system, legal code, or cultural practice developed by another civilization.
Synonyms
- embrace
- appropriate
- assimilate
Common Collocations
- adopt a policy
- adopt an approach
- adopt children
Example Sentence
Ancient Semitic cultures adopted and modified Egyptian hieroglyphic symbols to create the world’s first phonetic alphabet.