ADAPTS

Verb

adapts

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adapt

Source: Wiktionary


ADAPT

A*dapt", a.

Definition: Fitted; suited. [Obs.] Swift.

A*dapt", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Adapted; p. pr. & vb. n. Adapting.] Etym: [L. adaptare; ad + aptare to fit; cf. F. adapter. See Apt, Adept.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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