adapt

verb

(transitive) To fit by alteration; to modify or remodel for a different purpose; to adjust.

(transitive) To make suitable; to make to correspond; to fit or suit.

(transitive) To make by altering or fitting something else; to produce by change of form or character.

(intransitive) To make oneself comfortable to a new thing.

adjective

Adapted; fit; suited; suitable; apt.

Roots

aptus-apt · Latin · fit, suited

Synonyms for adapt

adjustv accommodatev conformv acclimatev acclimatizev modifyv attunev assimilatev alterv accustomv

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Where does adapt come from?

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