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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Adapt \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: adapted adj : changed in order to improve or made more fit for a particular purpose; "seeds precisely adapted to the area"; "instructions altered to suit the children's different ages" [syn: {altered}]
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