adapt

Definitions


[əˈdapt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- make (something) suitable for a new use or purpose; modify
(e.g: hospitals have had to be adapted for modern medical practice)


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Origin:
mid 16th century: from French adapter, from Latin adaptare, from ad- ‘to’ + aptare (from aptus ‘fit’)




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