| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | a·dapt |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   -d pt |
| VERB: | Inflected forms: a·dapt·ed, a·dapt·ing, a·dapts
| | TRANSITIVE VERB: | To make suitable to or fit for a specific use or situation. | | INTRANSITIVE VERB: | To become adapted: a species that has adapted well to winter climes. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English adapten, from Latin adapt re : ad-, ad- + aptre, to fit (from aptus, fitting; see apt). | | OTHER FORMS: | a·dapted·ness —NOUN
| | SYNONYMS: | adapt, accommodate, adjust, conform, fit1, reconcile These verbs mean to make suitable to or consistent with a particular situation or use: adapted themselves to city life; can't accommodate myself to the new requirements; adjusting their behavior to the rules; conforming her life to accord with her moral principles; fitting the punishment to the crime; couldn't reconcile his reassuring words with his hostile actions. | | ANTONYM: | unfit
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