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adapt verb [ əˈdapt ]

• make (something) suitable for a new use or purpose; modify.
• "hospitals have had to be adapted for modern medical practice"
Similar: modify, alter, make alterations to, change, adjust, make adjustments to, convert, transform, redesign, restyle, refashion, remodel, reshape, revamp, rework, redo, reconstruct, reorganize, customize, tailor, improve, make improvements to, amend, refine, tweak,
Opposite: preserve,
Origin: late Middle English: from French adapter, from Latin adaptare, from ad- ‘to’ + aptare (from aptus ‘fit’).


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