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- 1. make (something) suitable for a new use or purpose; modify: "hospitals have had to be adapted for modern medical practice" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of ADAPT is to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification. How to use adapt in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Adapt.
to change, or to change something, to suit different conditions or uses: adapt something for something Davies is busy adapting Brinkworth's latest novel for television. The play had been adapted for (= changed to make it suitable for) children.
Adapt definition: to make suitable to requirements or conditions; adjust or modify fittingly. See examples of ADAPT used in a sentence.
Definition of adapt verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of adapt. verb. make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose. “ Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country” synonyms: accommodate. see more. verb. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions. synonyms: adjust, conform. see more. Pronunciation. US. /əˈdæpt/ UK. /əˈdæpt/ Cite this entry.
ADAPT definition: 1. to change your behaviour so that it is suitable for a new situation: 2. to change something so…. Learn more.
If you adapt to a new situation or adapt yourself to it, you change your ideas or behaviour in order to deal with it successfully. The world will be different, and we will have to be prepared to adapt to the change.
adapt meaning, definition, what is adapt: to gradually change your behaviour and a...: Learn more.
adapt. ( əˈdæpt) vb. 1. ( often foll by to) to adjust (someone or something, esp oneself) to different conditions, a new environment, etc. 2. ( tr) to fit, change, or modify to suit a new or different purpose: to adapt a play for use in schools. [C17: from Latin adaptāre, from ad- to + aptāre to fit, from aptus apt] aˈdaptableadj.
Adapt Definition. ə-dăpt. adapted, adapting, adapts. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Verb. Adjective. Filter. verb. adapted, adapting, adapts. To make fit or suitable by changing or adjusting. Webster's New World. To adjust oneself. Webster's New World. To adjust (oneself) to new or changed circumstances.
