Adopt and Junk

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Adopt verb - To take for one's own use (something originated by another).

Usage example: shortly after moving to the U.S., the family dutifully adopted the American tradition of having turkey for Thanksgiving

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Junk is an antonym for adopt.

Junk verb - To get rid of as useless or unwanted.

Usage example: we'll have to junk this old car

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Adopt is an antonym for junk.

Nearby Words: junking, junked, junker, junky, junkie

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