Beau Adopted 3/23/2010

ADOPT We LOVE this word!
According to Webster's Dictionary:
Pronunciation: \ə-ˈdäpt\
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French adopter, from Latin adoptare, from ad- + opt are to choose
Date: 1500
transitive verb
1 : to take by choice into a relationship; especially : to take voluntarily
synonyms adopt, embrace
embrace implies a ready or happy acceptance