adopt

As verbs the difference between provide and adopt

is that provide is to make a living; earn money for necessities while adopt is (with relationship specified) to take by choice into relationship, child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.

As verbs the difference between adopt and decide

is that adopt is (with relationship specified) to take by choice into relationship, child, heir, friend, citizen, etc while decide is .

As verbs the difference between adopt and practice

is that adopt is to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen, etc while practice is to repeat (an activity) as a way of improving one's skill in that activity.

As a noun practice is

repetition of an activity to improve skill.

As verbs the difference between feature and adopt

is that feature is to ascribe the greatest importance to something within a certain context while adopt is (with relationship specified) to take by choice into relationship, child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.

As a noun feature

is (label) one's structure or make-up; form, shape, bodily proportions.

As verbs the difference between convey and adopt

is that convey is to transport; to carry; to take from one place to another while adopt is (with relationship specified) to take by choice into relationship, child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.

In lang=en terms the difference between settle and adopt

is that settle is to adjust differences or accounts; to come to an agreement while adopt is to select and take or approve.

As verbs the difference between settle and adopt

is that settle is to place in a fixed or permanent condition; to make firm, steady, or stable; to establish; to fix; especially, to establish in life; to fix in business, in a home etc while adopt is (with relationship specified) to take by choice into relationship, child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.

As a noun settle

is (archaic) a seat of any kind.

In lang=en terms the difference between adopt and affect

is that adopt is to select and take or approve while affect is to make a show of; to put on a pretence of; to feign; to assume to make a false display of.

As verbs the difference between adopt and affect

is that adopt is (with relationship specified) to take by choice into relationship, child, heir, friend, citizen, etc while affect is to influence or alter or affect can be (obsolete|transitive) to aim for, to try to obtain.

As a noun affect is

(obsolete) one's mood or inclination; mental state.

As verbs the difference between acclimates and adopt

is that acclimates is (acclimate) while adopt is (with relationship specified) to take by choice into relationship, child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.

As a noun takeover

is the purchase of one company by another; a merger without the formation of a new company, especially where some stakeholders in the purchased company oppose the purchase.

As a verb adopt is

to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.

As verbs the difference between adopt and select

is that adopt is to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen, etc while select is to choose one or more elements of a set, especially a set of options.

As an adjective select is

privileged, specially selected.

As a noun Select is

a button (of a joystick, joypad or similar device) that, when pressed, activates any of certain predefined functions that usually, but not always, involve selecting something out of a list of items.