Take as one's own
The crossword clue "Take as one's own" is answered by ADOPT, a 5-letter entry. Used 111 times across 41 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1945. It appears in 17 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
ADOPT
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ADOPT answer page.
Used 111 times across 41 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1945. It appears in 17 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- COOPT (11 uses in xd)
Other clues for ADOPT
Every other clue in this collection answered by ADOPT, most used first.
- Take on - used 55 times, most recently in 2026
- Take in - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
- Vote to accept - used 35 times, most recently in 2024
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Take care of - SEETO, used 337 times
- Take the wheel - STEER, used 188 times
- On one's toes - ALERT, used 150 times
- Take place - OCCUR, used 121 times
- Take it easy - RELAX, used 103 times
- Blow one's top - ERUPT, used 95 times
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