adapt
/əˈdæpt/
adapt
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Definition
To make suitable; to make to correspond; to fit or suit.
Etymology
From Middle English *adapten (attested in Middle English adapted (past participle)), from Latin adaptāre (“to fit to”), from ad- (“to”) + aptāre (“to make fit”), from aptus (“fit”); see apt.
Example Sentences
- "to adapt a story for the stage"
- "to adapt an old machine to a new manufacture"
- "to bring out a play adapted from the French"
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