adotar
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- adoptar (superseded)
Etymology
From Old Portuguese adoutar, from Latin adoptāre, present active infinitive of adoptō.
Pronunciation
- (Paulista) IPA(key): [adoˈta(ɹ)]
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): [adoˈta(ɻ)]
- (Carioca) IPA(key): [adoˈta(χ)]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): [ɐðɔˈtaɾ]
- Hyphenation: a‧do‧tar
Verb
adotar (first-person singular present indicative adoto, past participle adotado)
- to adopt (to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen)
- to apply an idea or concept
- A Rússia adotou o capitalismo em 1991.
- Russia adopted capitalism in 1991.
Conjugation
Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb adotar
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