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Meaning of adapt in English
Pronunciation
/əˈdæpt/
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Verb
adapt
Etymology
late Middle English: from French adapter, from Latin adaptare, from ad-‘to’ + aptare (from aptus‘fit’)
Definitions
1.
make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
Examples
« Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country »
2.
adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions
Examples
« We must adjust to the bad economic situation »