Italian edit

Etymology edit

From Latin adoptāre.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /a.dotˈta.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: a‧dot‧tà‧re
  • (file)

Verb edit

adottàre (first-person singular present adòtto, first-person singular past historic adottài, past participle adottàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to adopt (a child)
  2. (figurative) to adopt, to choose, to select

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Further reading edit

  • adottare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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