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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024a•dapt /əˈdæpt/USA pronunciation v. - [~ + object] to make suitable to new or different requirements or conditions; adjust or modify appropriately: They adapted the movie for a TV miniseries.
- [~ (+ oneself) + to + object)] to adjust oneself to different conditions, environment, etc.: My children adapted (themselves) to life abroad quite smoothly.
a•dapt•a•bil•i•ty /əˌdæptəˈbɪlɪti/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] a•dapt•a•ble, adj. See -apt-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024a•dapt (ə dapt′),USA pronunciation v.t. - to make suitable to requirements or conditions;
adjust or modify fittingly:They adapted themselves to the change quickly. He adapted the novel for movies.
v.i. - to adjust oneself to different conditions, environment, etc.:to adapt easily to all circumstances.
- Latin adaptāre to fit, adjust, perh. via French adapter. See ad-, apt
- 1605–15
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged fit, accommodate, suit, reconcile, conform; modify, rework, convert. See adjust.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024a•dapt•a•ble (ə dap′tə bəl),USA pronunciation adj. - capable of being adapted.
- able to adjust oneself readily to different conditions:an adaptable person.
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