Adopt vs Attuned - What's the difference?
adopt | attuned |
(with relationship specified) To take by choice into relationship, child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.
(with relationship implied by context) To take voluntarily (a child of other parents) to be in the place of, or as, one's own child.
(with relationship implied by context) To obtain (a pet) from a shelter or the wild.
(with relationship implied by context) To take by choice into the scope of one's responsibility.
To take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally.(rfex)
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To select and take or approve.
(attune)
(of a musical instrument) tuned to the correct pitch
brought into harmony
adapted to a particular context
As verbs the difference between adopt and attuned
is that adopt is (with relationship specified) to take by choice into relationship, child, heir, friend, citizen, etc while attuned is (attune).As an adjective attuned is
(of a musical instrument) tuned to the correct pitch.adopt
English
Verb
(en verb)- A friend of mine recently adopted a Chinese baby girl found on the streets of Beijing.
- We're going to adopt a Dalmatian.
- This supermarket chain adopts several families every Yuletide, providing them with money and groceries for the holidays.
- to adopt the view or policy of another
- These resolutions were adopted .