How to Spell adapt
adapt
adapt - verb
- To make fit (as for a new use) often by modification
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API
"adapt the curriculum to students' needs"
adapt - thesaurus
Synonyms: edit
Etymology
Latin
Middle English adapted (as translation of Latin adaptātus), borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French adapter, borrowed from Latin adaptāre, from ad- ad- + aptāre "to put into position, bring to bear, make ready," verbal derivative of aptus "fastened, prepared, suitable"
Word family
adaptation, adaptable, adapting
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