unadopted

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Definitions of unadopted word

verb with object unadopted to choose or take as one's own; make one's own by selection or assent: to adopt a nickname. 1
verb with object unadopted to take and rear (the child of other parents) as one's own child, specifically by a formal legal act. 1
verb with object unadopted to take or receive into any kind of new relationship: to adopt a person as a protégé. 1
verb with object unadopted to select as a basic or required textbook or series of textbooks in a course. 1
verb with object unadopted to vote to accept: The House adopted the report. 1
verb with object unadopted to accept or act in accordance with (a plan, principle, etc.). 1

before 1490

One of the 26% oldest English words

1490-1500; (< Middle French adopter) < Latin adoptāre, equivalent to ad- ad- + optāre to opt

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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