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adapt

UK/əˈdæpt/ US/ʌˈdæpt/ fairly common

verb

1.

make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose

  • “Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country”
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2.

adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions

  • “We must adjust to the bad economic situation”
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Origin

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.

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