adapt
adapt definition
adapt (ə dapt′)
transitive verb
- to make fit or suitable by changing or adjusting
- 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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