adapt

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to change your behaviour to fit a new situation

   It took her a while to adapt to life in a big city.

2. 2
   verb

   to change something so that it fits a new purpose or need

   The car was adapted for use by disabled drivers.

3. 3
   verb

   to change a book or story so it can be made into a film or play

   The novel was adapted for the stage.

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Italic *aptos Latin aptus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin apiō ▲ Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin aptō Latin adaptōder. Middle English *adapten English adapt From Middle English *adapten (attested in Middle English adapted (past participle)), from Latin adaptāre (“to fit to”), from ad- (“to”) + aptāre (“to make fit”), from aptus (“fit”); see apt.

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