Middle English Dictionary Entry
adopten v.
Entry Info
Forms | adopten v. Ppl. adopt. |
Etymology | L adoptāre. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Adopt.
Associated quotations
- a1500 Mirror Salv.(Beeleigh)p.94 : O son hadde sho fairest be flesshely progeniture; Ane othere hadde sho adopt be law of mercyfulle cure.