Unadopt
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Unadopt is a verb meaning (transitive) To give up (someone or something previously adopted).
Meaning
(transitive) To give up (someone or something previously adopted).
Example Sentences
Persons holding to a view that allows for one to be unadopted must confront another major theological hurdle. Why would God choose before the foundation of the world to adopt someone He knew He would eventually have to unadopt?
She told us that she wanted to 'unadopt' Chandi. I explained to her that although our firm does not practice adoption law, I know that an adoption is like a live birth. It can't be undone, assuming the adoption was done properly.
Word Forms
- unadopts
- unadopting
- unadopted
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include give up, abandon, refuse, renounce, orphanize, unauthorize.
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