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Discover LudwigThe phrase 'adopted his' is correct and usable in written English
It is used when you want to indicate that somebody took something on (or adopted it) as their own. For example, "John adopted his parents' values and principles as his own."
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(Wesley is adopted; his parents are white).
Other Islamists have adopted his conciliatory line.
Yet scattered imitators adopted his idea.
Gluck later adopted his niece, Marianne.
Mr. Norberg soon adopted his brother's habits.
Madisonians proudly adopted his disparagement on bumper stickers.
Farmers everywhere adopted his seeds enthusiastically, saving millions of lives.
Mr. Goodman has legally adopted his 42-year-old girlfriend.
If he admired another artist, he simply adopted his name.
By 1963 he had adopted his revolutionary pseudonym, Pol Pot.
The bridegroom has adopted his middle name as his surname.
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