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a·dept    Audio Help   [adj. uh-dept; n. ad-ept, uh-dept] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.very skilled; proficient; expert: an adept juggler.
–noun adept
2.a skilled or proficient person; expert.

[Origin: 1655–65; < ML adeptus one who has attained (the secret of transmuting metals), n. use of L ptp. of adipiscī to attain to (ad- ad- + -ep-, comb. form of ap- in aptus apt + -tus ptp. suffix)]

a·dept·ly, adverb
a·dept·ness, noun
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a·dept    Audio Help   (ə-děpt')  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   Very skilled. See Synonyms at proficient.

n.   (ād'ěpt')
A highly skilled person; an expert: "The adepts in Washington mean to give rather than to take" (Lewis H. Lapham).


[Latin adeptus, past participle of adipīscī, to attain : ad-, ad- + apīscī, to grasp.]

a·dept'ly adv., a·dept'ness n.
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adept 
1663 (n.), 1691 (adj.), from L. adeptus "having reached, attained," pp. of adipisci "to attain to, acquire," from ad- "to" + apisci "grasp, attain," related to aptus "fitted" (see apt). Noun meaning "one who is skilled in the secrets of anything" is from a M.L. use in alchemy.

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adept

adjective
1. having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude; "adept in handicrafts"; "an adept juggler"; "an expert job"; "a good mechanic"; "a practiced marksman"; "a proficient engineer"; "a lesser-known but no less skillful composer"; "the effect was achieved by skillful retouching" 

noun
1. someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field 

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adept [əˈdept] adjective
highly skilled
Example: He's very adept at keeping his balance.
Arabic: خَبِير، مَاهِر، حَاذِق
Chinese (Simplified): 熟练的,擅长于
Chinese (Traditional): 熟練的,擅長的
Czech: obratný
Danish: dygtig
Dutch: behendig
Estonian: vilunud
Finnish: taitava
French: expert (à, *en)
German: geschickt
Greek: επιδέξιος
Hungarian: ügyes
Icelandic: fær, afburðasnjall
Indonesian: ahli, mahir
Italian: abile, esperto
Japanese: 熟達した
Korean: 숙달된
Latvian: lietpratīgs; izveicīgs
Lithuanian: sumanus
Norwegian: mesterlig, dyktig
Polish: biegły
Portuguese (Brazil): perito
Portuguese (Portugal): competente
Romanian: priceput, expert
Russian: сведущий
Slovak: obratný, skúsený
Slovenian: izurjen
Spanish: experto, diestro
Swedish: skicklig
Turkish: usta
adept [əˈdeptˈӕdept] noun
an expert
Arabic: خَبِير، مَاهِر، حَاذِق
Chinese (Simplified): 专家
Chinese (Traditional): 專家
Czech: odborník
Danish: ekspert
Dutch: meester
Estonian: asjatundja, ekspert
Finnish: tuntija
French: expert, erte
German: der, *die Meister(in)
Greek: δεξιοτέχνης, ειδικός
Hungarian: szakértő
Icelandic: sérfræðingur; snillingur
Indonesian: pakar
Italian: esperto
Japanese: 達人
Korean: 숙련자
Latvian: lietpratējs; eksperts
Lithuanian: žinovas, ekspertas
Norwegian: mester, ekspert
Polish: znawca
Portuguese (Brazil): perito
Portuguese (Portugal): especialista
Romanian: expert
Russian: знаток; эксперт
Slovak: odborník, -čka
Slovenian: izvedenec
Spanish: experto, perito
Swedish: expert
Turkish: usta
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Adept

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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Adept

A*dept"\, n. [L. adeptus obtained (sc. artem), ?he who has obtained an art, p. p. of adipsci to arrive ?at, to obtain; ad + apisci to pursue. See Apt, and cf. Adapt.] One fully skilled or well versed in anything; a proficient; as, adepts in philosophy.
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