Adoption: alternatives and connections

The act of setting apart or assigning to a particular use or person, or of taking to one's self, in exclusion of all others; application to a special…

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Approbation; sanction.

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of Approve

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of Bless

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of Proceed

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The breast of a human being; the part, between the arms, to which anything is pressed when embraced by them.

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To fasten on, as armor.

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Wrong appropriation; wrongful use.

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The act or process of naturalizing, esp. of investing an alien with the rights and privileges of a native or citizen; also, the state of being natura…

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To receive with a consenting mind (something offered); as, to accept a gift; -- often followed by of.

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To receive with a consenting mind (something offered); as, to accept a gift; -- often followed by of.

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Fit for acceptance.

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Fit for acceptance.

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To take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.; esp. to take voluntarily (a child of other parents) to be in the place o…

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To take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.; esp. to take voluntarily (a child of other parents) to be in the place o…

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The act of accepting; a receiving what is offered, with approbation, satisfaction, or acquiescence; esp., favorable reception; approval; as, the acce…

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Acceptance; reception; favorable reception or regard; state of being acceptable.

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of Borrow

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The act of espousing or betrothing; especially, in the plural, betrothal; plighting of the troths; a contract of marriage; sometimes, the marriage ce…

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