Definition of adopting

"adopting" in the verb sense

1. adopt, follow, espouse

choose and follow as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans

"She followed the feminist movement"

"The candidate espouses Republican ideals"

2. adopt, borrow, take over, take up

take up and practice as one's own

3. assume, adopt, take on, take over

take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities

"When will the new President assume office?"

4. assume, acquire, adopt, take on, take

take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect

"His voice took on a sad tone"

"The story took a new turn"

"he adopted an air of superiority"

"She assumed strange manners"

"The gods assume human or animal form in these fables"

5. adopt, take in

take into one's family

"They adopted two children from Nicaragua"

6. dramatize, dramatise, adopt

put into dramatic form

"adopt a book for a screenplay"

7. espouse, embrace, adopt, sweep up

take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own

"She embraced Catholicism"

"They adopted the Jewish faith"

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adopting in Scrabble®

The word adopting is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 12

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters adopting:

ADOPTING
(135)
 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word adopting

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In adopting

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adopting in Words With Friends™

The word adopting is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 15

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters adopting:

ADOPTING
(138)
 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word adopting

ADOPTING
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In adopting

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Words within the letters of adopting

2 letter words in adopting (16 words)

6 letter words in adopting (7 words)

8 letter words in adopting (1 word)

adopting + 2 blanks (4 words)

Words containing the sequence adopting

Words that start with adopting (1 word)

Words with adopting in them (1 word)

Words that end with adopting (3 words)

Word Growth involving adopting

Shorter words in adopting

ad ado adopt

do ado adopt

opt adopt

opt opting

in tin ting opting

Longer words containing adopting

nonadopting

readopting