Meaning of adapt in English

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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 »
Derived terms
2. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions
Examples
- « We must adjust to the bad economic situation »
Derived terms

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