adopts
v.v. to legally take someone else's child into your family and treat them as your own. It also means to start using a new idea, plan, or method.
v. to legally assume parental responsibility for a child; alternatively, to formally accept or begin to use a specific method, policy, or attitude. Transitive — requires a direct object.
The committee adopts the new rules today.
When a company adopts a new software system, employees usually need several weeks of training to adjust.
The legislative body rarely adopts such radical measures without extensive debate, yet the current crisis has forced a swift consensus on the proposed economic reforms.
The verb is transitive and requires a direct object; in the legal sense, it is often used in the passive voice.
The company adopts to the new market.The company adapts to the new market.Learners often confuse 'adopt' (to take something as one's own) with 'adapt' (to change to fit a new situation).