The word "adopted" is a correct and usable word in written English. You can use it when referring to someone who has taken another's child as their own, such as in the sentence: "They adopted a baby girl from the local orphanage.".
While he has dismantled Niyazov's personality cult, he has maintained an authoritarian leadership style and has adopted the honorific title of arkadag – protector.
Amendments adopted in 2014, for example, give authorities the right to cut internet and mobile phone access without judicial review.
A blended learning model has been adopted which means all classes involve some form of online study.
Duke said he had been adopted at birth, and he recently returned to Moscow after living for a few years in the Midwest.
UN security council resolution 242, adopted in November 1967, called for the withdrawal of Israel's armed forces "from territories occupied in the recent conflict" and recognition of the right for all to live in peace "within secure and recognised boundaries free from threats or acts of force".
In 1939, she adopted a baby boy named Camillus.
Oxford Brooks is the only university to have adopted the GPA system so far.
Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.
Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com