Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin adoptāre.

Pronunciation

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

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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

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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See also

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Further reading

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

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