| Adopted 1. (imp. & p. p.) of Adopt. 2. (a.) Taken by adoption; taken up as one's own; as, an adopted son, citizen, country, word. Thesaurus Entries Americanized, Anglicized, accepted, acculturated, acculturized, appointed, approved, assimilated, carried, chosen, designated, elect, elected, elected by acclamation, embraced, espoused, handpicked, indoctrinated, named, naturalized, nominated, passed, picked, ratified, select, selected, unanimously elected |