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adapt definition

adapt (ə dapt′)

transitive verb

  1. to make fit or suitable by changing or adjusting
  2. to adjust (oneself) to new or changed circumstances

Etymology: Fr adapter < L adaptare < ad-, to + aptare, to fit: see apt

intransitive verb

to adjust oneself

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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