- adapt something from something
- adapt something from somethingto derive something from something else; to create by modifying something else. •
I adapted my new musical from a novel.
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adapt */*/ — UK [əˈdæpt] / US verb Word forms adapt : present tense I/you/we/they adapt he/she/it adapts present participle adapting past tense adapted past participle adapted 1) a) [intransitive] to change your ideas or behaviour so that you can deal with a… … English dictionary
adapt — a|dapt [ ə dæpt ] verb ** intransitive to change your ideas or behavior so that you can deal with a new situation: The company was accused of being slow to adapt. adapt to: Most students have little difficulty adapting to college life. a.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
adapt — [[t]ədæ̱pt[/t]] adapts, adapting, adapted 1) VERB If you adapt to a new situation or adapt yourself to it, you change your ideas or behaviour in order to deal with it successfully. [V to n] The world will be different, and we will have to be… … English dictionary
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adapt — (v.) early 15c. (implied in adapted) to fit (something, for some purpose), from M.Fr. adapter (14c.), from L. adaptare adjust, from ad to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + aptare join, from aptus fitted (see APT (Cf … Etymology dictionary
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adapt, adept, adopt — To adapt is to adjust, to make suitable. Note the second syllable (dapt), which resembles apt, meaning fit or suited to the purpose. Adept has something of the meaning of apt ( skilled, proficient ): one can say Bob was apt in science or Bob was… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
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