re adapt
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.
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adapt (əˈdæpt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | ( |
| 2. | (tr) to fit, change, or modify to suit a new or different purpose: to adapt a play for use in schools |
| [C17: from Latin adaptāre, from ad- to + aptāre to fit, from aptus | |
| a'daptable | |
| —adj | |
| adapta'bility | |
| —n | |
| a'daptableness | |
| —n | |
| a'daptive | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
adapt
c.1600 (implied in adapted) "to fit (something, for some purpose)," from M.Fr. adapter (14c.), 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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