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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

]

—Related forms

a·dapt·ed·ness, noun

—Synonyms 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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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)

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

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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