adapt

pronunciation

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  • Verb:
    make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
    adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions

Word Origin

adapt (v.)
early 15c. (implied in adapted) "to fit (something, for some purpose)," from Middle French adapter (14c.), from Latin adaptare "adjust," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + aptare "join," from aptus "fitted" (see apt). Meaning "to undergo modification so as to fit new circumstances" (intransitive) is from 1956. Related: Adapting.

Synonym

Antonym

vt. & vi.

unfit

Example

1. It cannot afford to lose its ability to adapt .
2. But to adapt the familiar slogan : it 's the management , stupid .
3. We also develop and adapt technologies to support these activities .
4. You have to adapt and adapt quickly .
5. So how do you adapt to these constants ?

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