Word: adopt
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: a
dopt
Definition: To take voluntarily (a child of other parents) to be in the place of, or as, one's own child.
Morphemes:
Affix: ad-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: toward, to, tendency, or addition.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ad-
Language: la
Decoded: ad-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: to
Affix: opt
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To choose; select.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: optare
Language: la
Decoded: optare
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I choose, select, opt.