Adapted

verb

/əˈdæptɪd/

Word Frequency: 16.5

Definitions

1.verbTo make suitable; to make to correspond; to fit or suit

2.verbTo fit by alteration; to modify or remodel for a different purpose; to adjust

"to adapt a story for the stage"

3.verbTo make by altering or fitting something else; to produce by change of form or character

"a word of an adapted form"

4.verbTo make oneself comfortable to a new thing.

"They could not adapt to the new climate and so perished."

5.adjectiveHaving been subject to an alteration or change to fit a different circumstance or medium.

"That movie was an adapted novel."

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