The act of adopting.
The state of being adopted; the acceptance of a child of other parents as if he or she were one's own child.
An act of divine grace by which the redeemed in Christ are admitted to the privileges of the sons of God.
Transfer between an old system to another (usually better) system.
Ten consecutive wins against an opponent.
Admission to an institution, for example a hospital, clinic, mental asylum.
The choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so; acceptance
The act of using.
A function; a purpose for which something may be employed.
Occasion or need to employ; necessity.
Usefulness, benefit.
A special form of a rite adopted for use in a particular context, often a diocese.
A slab of iron welded to the side of a forging, such as a shaft, near the end, and afterward drawn down, by hammering, so as to lengthen the forging.
The act of consuming alcohol or narcotics.
To habitually do; to be wont to do. (Now chiefly in past-tense forms; see used to.)
To benefit from; to be able to employ or stand.
To consume (alcohol, drugs, etc), especially regularly.
To expend; to consume by employing.
To accustom; to habituate. (Now common only in participial form. Uses the same pronunciation as the noun; see usage notes.)
To employ; to apply; to utilize.
To exploit.
To consume a previously specified substance, especially a drug to which one is addicted.
To suggest or request that other people employ a specific set of gender pronouns when referring to the subject.