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adapted

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a⋅dapt

  [uh-dapt]
Use adapted in a Sentence
–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   (ə-dāpt')   
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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Word Origin & History

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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: adapt
Pronunciation: &-'dapt
Function: transitive verb
: to make fit (as for a specific or new use or situation) often by modification<adapted himself to the new position> adapt intransitive senses
: to become adapted : undergo adaptation adapt toenvironmental changes>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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