Adaptate

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To adapt.

    "Using the formulae included the game moderator determins how much mana is needed to cast the magic. Works very well, but is specific to the game system, would need work to make it generic or useful in any other game. Personally I am thinking of adaptating it to Ars Magica or Witchcraft, both of which are excellent systems, but have shitty, or no, respectively, rules for spell creation."

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"Using the formulae included the game moderator determins how much mana is needed to cast the magic. Works very well, but is specific to the game system, would need work to make it generic or useful in any other game. Personally I am thinking of adaptating it to Ars Magica or Witchcraft, both of which are excellent systems, but have shitty, or no, respectively, rules for spell creation."

Etymology

When used by native speakers, a back-formation from adaptation; equivalent to adapt + -ate. When used by ESL speakers, a calque of Portuguese and Spanish adaptar; compare, for example, English integrate and Portuguese and Spanish integrar.

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