Adapt
//əˈdæpt// adj, verb
adj, verb ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To make suitable; to make to correspond; to fit or suit. transitive
- 2 adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions wordnet
- 3 To fit by alteration; to modify or remodel for a different purpose; to adjust. transitive
"to adapt a story for the stage"
- 4 make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose wordnet
- 5 To make by altering or fitting something else; to produce by change of form or character. transitive
"to bring out a play adapted from the French"
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- 6 To make oneself comfortable to a new thing. intransitive
"They could not adapt to the new climate and so perished."
Adjective
- 1 Adapted; fit; suited; suitable; apt.
"This prediction, though somewhat obscure, is wonderfully adapt."
Example
More examples"You must adapt to a variety of conditions."
Etymology
From Middle English *adapten (attested in Middle English adapted (past participle)), from Latin adaptāre (“to fit to”), from ad- (“to”) + aptāre (“to make fit”), from aptus (“fit”); see apt.
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