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–verb (used with object)
1.to make suitable to requirements or conditions; adjust or modify fittingly: They adapted themselves to the change quickly. He adapted the novel for movies.
–verb (used without object)
2.to adjust oneself to different conditions, environment, etc.: to adapt easily to all circumstances.

[Origin: 1605–15; < L adaptāre to fit, adjust, perh. via F adapter. See ad-, apt]

a·dapt·ed·ness, noun

1. fit, accommodate, suit, reconcile, conform; modify, rework, convert. See adjust.
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a·dapt    Audio Help   (ə-dāpt')  Pronunciation Key 
v.   a·dapt·ed, a·dapt·ing, a·dapts

v.   tr.
To make suitable to or fit for a specific use or situation.

v.   intr.
To become adapted: a species that has adapted well to winter climes.


[Middle English adapten, from Latin adaptāre : ad-, ad- + aptāre, to fit (from aptus, fitting; see apt).]

a·dapt'ed·ness n.
Synonyms: These verbs mean to make suitable to or consistent with a particular situation or use: adapted themselves to city life; can't accommodate myself to the new requirements; adjusting their behavior to the rules; conforming her life to accord with her moral principles; fitting the punishment to the crime; couldn't reconcile his reassuring words with his hostile actions.
Antonym: unfit

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adapt 
1610 (implied in adapted) "to fit (something, for some purpose)," from M.Fr. adapter, from L. adaptare "adjust," from ad- "to" + aptare "join," from aptus "fitted" (see apt). Meaning "to undergo modification so as to fit new circumstances" (intr.) is from 1956.

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adapt

verb
1. make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country" 
2. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation" [syn: adjust

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adapt [əˈdӕpt] verb
to change or alter (so as to fit a different situation etc)
Example: She always adapted easily to new circumstances; He has adapted the play for television.
Arabic: يُكَيِّف، يُلَائِم
Chinese (Simplified): 使适应,改编
Chinese (Traditional): 使適應,改編
Czech: přizpůsobit se; upravit
Danish: tilpasse; bearbejde
Dutch: (zich) aanpassen
Estonian: kohanema, kohandama
Finnish: sopeutua, sovittaa
French: (s')adapter (à)
German: (sich) anpassen; bearbeiten
Greek: προσαρμόζω, προσαρμόζομαι
Hungarian: alkalmaz(kodik)
Icelandic: aðlaga
Indonesian: menyesuaikan diri
Italian: adattarsi
Japanese: 適応させる
Korean: 적응시키다, 각색하다
Latvian: piemērot; pielāgot; adaptēt
Lithuanian: pri(si)taikyti
Norwegian: tilpasse, omstille (seg); bearbeide
Polish: przystosowywać (się)
Portuguese (Brazil): adaptar(-se)
Portuguese (Portugal): adaptar
Romanian: a (se) adapta
Russian: приспосабливаться; адаптировать
Slovak: prispôsobiť (sa), upraviť
Slovenian: prilagoditi (se)
Spanish: adaptarse (a)
Swedish: anpassa, adaptera
Turkish: uyum sağlamak, uyarlamak
See also: adaptable, adaptor

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ADAPT language
A subset of APT.
[Sammet 1969, p. 606].
(1995-02-14)

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Adapt

A*dapt"\, a. Fitted; suited. [Obs.] --Swift.
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Adapt

A*dapt"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Adapted; p. pr. & vb. n. Adapting.] [L. adaptare; ad + aptare to fit; cf. F. adapter. See Apt, Adept.] To make suitable; to fit, or suit; to adjust; to alter so as to fit for a new use; -- sometimes followed by to or for.

For nature, always in the right, To your decays adapts my sight. --Swift.

Appeals adapted to his [man's] whole nature. --Angus.

Streets ill adapted for the residence of wealthy persons. --Macaulay.
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