Unadopt

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To give up (someone or something previously adopted). transitive

    "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?"

Example

More examples

"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?"

Etymology

From un- + adopt.

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