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adoption

adoption

152 3.5
Starting to use a new idea or way of doing things
  • noun
  • /əˈdɑpʃən/
translation icon : adopción
  • The widespread adoption of electric cars is essential for reducing carbon emissions.
  • widespread adoption
  • barriers to adoption
  • technology adoption

Why might it be a problem that electric vehicle adoption is more liberal?

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Examples

  • The Common Core Standards and the widespread state adoption have implications for music teachers.

    Academic text (2013)
  • But we're talking like massive adoption of a technology by the world.

  • Why might it be a problem that electric vehicle adoption is more liberal?

  • Education remains one of the challenging areas for the adoption of the total quality philosophy.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Education remains a challenging area for the adoption of the total quality philosophy.

    Academic text (2011)
  • However, the ties to federal money likely influenced the rapid adoption of the standards.

    Academic text (2013)
  • I believe I express the opinion of everyone present that adoption of NATO proposals does not compromise our defensive position.

  • Honest, transparent reporting of outcomes is critical to academic integrity and adoption of novel treatment approaches.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Honest, transparent reporting of outcomes is critical to academic integrity and the adoption of novel treatment approaches.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Many schools are considering the adoption of new teaching methods to improve student engagement.

Synonyms

acceptance
vsadoption
104 2.7

Being approved or welcomed by other people

focuses on beginning to use or take up something instead of the resulting state
introduction
vsadoption
77 1.6

The start of using something new

is about people starting to use or accept something rather than just bringing it in
uptake
vsadoption
5 4.2

People begin to use a new idea or technology

focuses on the single act of beginning use rather than the slow unfolding
espousal
vsadoption
  • Formal
1 8.5

Accepting and supporting an idea, plan, or cause

is about starting to use something rather than publicly supporting it
acceptation
vsadoption
  • Archaic
9.8

An act of receiving something with approval

emphasizes starting to use something rather than receiving it with approval

Antonyms

180 3.0

Not being accepted by people or a group

How Widely

widespread
256 3.6
adoption
152 3.5
to trial
12 3.3

Surface Forms

adoption singular
adoptions plural

Morphology

adoption = adopt (transparent) = adopt + ion

The noun is a straightforward nominalization of the verb 'adopt' with the productive suffix '-ion', yielding the act or process of adopting.

Etymology

Adoption comes from an old Latin word adoptare, made of ad- 'to' and optare 'choose', the same root as opt and option; think of it as 'choosing' something to take into use. So when a company or person makes the adoption of an idea or tool, they have chosen it and made it part of what they do.