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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
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For nature, always in the right,
To your decays adapts my sight. --Swift.
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Appeals adapted to his [man's] whole nature. --Angus.
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Streets ill adapted for the residence of wealthy
persons. --Macaulay.
[1913 Webster] Adaptability