adoptable

adoptable
adopt VERB 1) legally take (another's child) and bring it up as one's own. 2) choose to take up or follow (an option or course of action). 3) Brit. choose as a candidate for office. 4) assume (an attitude or position). 5) formally approve or accept.
DERIVATIVES adoptable adjective adoptee noun adopter noun adoption noun.
ORIGIN Latin adoptare, from optare 'choose' .

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  • Adoptable — A*dopt a*ble, a. Capable of being adopted. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • adoptable — adoptable. (Del lat. adoptabĭlis). adj. Que puede ser adoptado …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • adoptable — (Del lat. adoptabĭlis). adj. Que puede ser adoptado …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • adoptable — adoptability, n. /euh dop teuh beuhl/, adj. 1. capable of being adopted; suitable or eligible for adoption: an adoptable child; a resolution found to be adoptable. n. 2. a child who is considered suitable for adoption: fewer adoptables than in… …   Universalium

  • adoptable — adjective a) Able to be adopted. Only after reaching 3 weeks of age are the infants considered adoptable. b) Desirable to adopt. Personability and youthful vigor make this puppy highly adoptable …   Wiktionary

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  • adoptable — adjective see adopt …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • adoptable — a|dop|ta|ble Mot Pla Adjectiu invariable …   Diccionari Català-Català

  • adoptable — adj. capable of being adopted or taken in, capable of being embraced or espoused (of a person, idea, cause, etc.) …   English contemporary dictionary

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