adopt as

adopt someone as something

to choose someone as something. The committee will adopt Jane as its candidate.

to take on something, such as a policy or principle, as one's own. I will adopt this policy as my own.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Hercule	-	French
Quincy	['kwinsi]
Bonita	[bə'ni:tə]
Charlotte	shar-LOT (French), SHAHR-lət (English), shahr-LAW-tə (German), shah-LOT (Swedish), shahr-LAWT-tə (Dutch)	French, English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch
Silvie	-	Czech
Nanami	nah-nah-mee	Japanese