adopt out en · VERB
Meanings
- To expel a child from a family by placing them for adoption; to put a child up for adoption privately, without going through an adoption agency.
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To send a son or daughter away to live in another country. (Used with to).
The Chinese girl was adopted out to the United States.
- To send a child to be adopted by family of a different culture and ethnicity.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| adopted out | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| adopted out | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| adopting out | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| adopts out | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |