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Meaning of adapt

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

adapt

Pronunciation:/əˈdæpt/

verb

Definitions

  1. To make suitable; to make to correspond; to fit or suit

    Synonyms:proportion
  2. To fit by alteration; to modify or remodel for a different purpose; to adjust

    Example: to adapt a story for the stage

  3. To make by altering or fitting something else; to produce by change of form or character

    Example: a word of an adapted form

  4. To make oneself comfortable to a new thing.

    Example: They could not adapt to the new climate and so perished.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Adapted; fit; suited; suitable.