How many syllables in adopt?

There are 2 syllables in the word adopt.

How to pronounce adopt:

adopt (verb):: such as; to take someone else's child as one's own; to take (someone or something) by choice into a relationship

abide by

adhere

choose

comply

espouse

select

stick

take

abandon

cast aside

cast off

disacknowledge

discard

disinherit

disown

ditch

divorce oneself from

drop

end relations with

forsake

give up

have nothing more to do with

leave alone

refuse to acknowledge

reject

repulse

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