Adapt word meaning and definition
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Meaning and definition for "adapt" word
[verb] make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country"
\A*dapt"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Adapted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Adapting}.] [L. adaptare; ad + aptare to fit; cf. F. adapter. See {Apt}, {Adept}.] To make suitable; to fit, or suit; to adjust; to alter so as to fit for a new use; -- sometimes followed by to or for. For nature, always in the right, To your decays adapts my sight. --Swift. Appeals adapted to his [man's] whole nature. --Angus. Streets ill adapted for the residence of wealthy persons. --Macaulay.
Synonyms for adapt
accommodate, adjust, conform
See also: acclimate | acclimatise | acclimatize | alter | anglicise | anglicize | assimilate | change | cultivate | domesticate | electrify | fit | focalise | focalize | focus | gear | match | naturalise | naturalize | obey | pitch | readapt | readjust | shoehorn | square | tailor | tame | transcribe | vary | wire |
Related terms: accommodate, ameliorate, assimilate to, break, change, condition, cut to, discipline, enable, gear to, go by, housebreak, orient the map, put in tune, qualify, revamp, shift the scene, square, suit, true, turn the tables, work a change
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Let's analyse "adapt" as pure text. This string has Five letters in Two syllables and Two vowels. 40% of vowels is 1.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: TPADA. Average typing speed for these characters is 1385 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
adapt: 1 + 1 = 2, reduced: 2 . and the final result is Two. |
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