Definition of adapt

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Adapt (v. t.) 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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Acroamatical :: Acroamatical (a.) Communicated orally; oral; -- applied to the esoteric teachings of Aristotle, those intended for his genuine disciples, in distinction from his exoteric doctrines, which were adapted to outsiders or the public generally. Hence: Abstruse; profound..
Tempting :: Tempting (a.) Adapted to entice or allure; attractive; alluring; seductive; enticing; as, tempting pleasures..
Accommodation :: Accommodation (n.) The act of fitting or adapting, or the state of being fitted or adapted; adaptation; adjustment; -- followed by to..
Suctorial :: Suctorial (a.) Adapted for sucking; living by sucking; as, the humming birds are suctorial birds..
Weatherboarding :: Weatherboarding (n.) Boards adapted or intended for such use.
Cavin :: Cavin (n.) A hollow way, adapted to cover troops, and facilitate their aproach to a place..
Kite :: Kite (n.) Any raptorial bird of the subfamily Milvinae, of which many species are known. They have long wings, adapted for soaring, and usually a forked tail..
Calculated :: Calculated (p. p. & a.) Likely to produce a certain effect, whether intended or not; fitted; adapted; suited..
Gradient :: Gradient (a.) Adapted for walking, as the feet of certain birds..
Formidableness :: Formidableness (n.) The quality of being formidable, or adapted to excite dread..
Adaptableness :: Adaptableness (n.) The quality of being adaptable; suitableness.
Sustention :: Sustentative (a.) Adapted to sustain, strengthen, or corroborate; as, sustentative citations or quotations..
Terebrant :: Terebrant (a.) Boring, or adapted for boring; -- said of certain Hymenoptera, as the sawflies..
Shape :: Shape (n.) To adapt to a purpose; to regulate; to adjust; to direct; as, to shape the course of a vessel..
Fashion :: Fashion (v. t.) To fit; to adapt; to accommodate; -- with to.
Raptorial :: Raptorial (a.) Adapted for seizing prey; -- said of the legs, claws, etc., of insects, birds, and other animals..
Disagreement :: Disagreement (n.) Unsuitableness; unadaptedness.
Musette :: Musette (n.) An air adapted to this instrument; also, a kind of rustic dance..
Car :: Car (n.) A vehicle adapted to the rails of a railroad.
Terrestrial :: Terrestrial (a.) Adapted for the observation of objects on land and on the earth; as, a terrestrial telescope, in distinction from an astronomical telescope..
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