1 definition found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Adapt \A*dapt"\, verb (used with an object) [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.

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