Definitions for ADAPT
əˈdæptadapt

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.8 / 6 votes

1. adapt, accommodateverb

   make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose

   "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country"

2. adjust, conform, adaptverb

   adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions

   "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 11 votes

1. adaptverb

   To make suitable; to make to correspond; to fit or suit; to proportion.

2. adaptverb

   To fit by alteration; to modify or remodel for a different purpose; to adjust: as, to adapt a story or a foreign play for the stage; to adapt an old machine to a new manufacture.

3. adaptverb

   To make by altering or fitting something else; to produce by change of form or character: as, to bring out a play adapted from the French; a word of an adapted form.

4. adaptverb

   To change oneself so as to be adapted.

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

5. adaptadjective

   Adapted; fit; suited; suitable.

6. Etymology: From adapter, from adaptare, from ad + aptare, from aptus; see apt.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To ADAPTverb

   To fit one thing to another; to suit; to proportion.

   Etymology: adapto, Lat.

   ’Tis true, but let it not be known,
   My eyes are somewhat dimmish grown;
   For nature, always in the right,
   To your decays adapts my sight. Jonathan Swift, Miscellanies.

   It is not enough that nothing offends the ear, but a good poet will adapt the very sounds, as well as words, to the things he treats of. Alexander Pope, Letters.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ADAPT

   ADAPT (formerly American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today) is a United States grassroots disability rights organization with chapters in 30 states and Washington, D.C. They use nonviolent direct action in order to bring about disability justice. This includes working to change laws, policies, and services affecting disabled people, but also to challenge stigmatizing stereotypes and to empower disabled people to advocate on their own behalf.

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1. adapt

   To adapt means to change or adjust one's behavior, thinking, or methods in order to deal with new situations, conditions, or environments. It can also refer to modifying or altering something to make it suitable or fit for a new use or purpose.

2. adapt

   Adapt means to adjust or modify oneself or something to suit a different or new condition, environment, or situation. This could involve changes in behavior, function or structure to improve the chances of survival or effectiveness.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Adaptadjective

   fitted; suited

2. Adaptverb

   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

3. Etymology: [L. adaptare; ad + aptare to fit; cf. F. adapter. See Apt, Adept.]

WikidataRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. ADAPT

   ADAPT is a grassroots United States disability rights organization with chapters in 30 states. It is known for being part of the militant wing of the disability rights movement due to its history of nonviolent direct action in order to bring attention to the lack of civil rights the disability community has. However, ADAPT also practices legislative policy advocacy, grassroots education and mobilization, and individual members may engage in legal advocacy, as in the case of individual ADAPT members suing the Chicago Transit Authority in the 1980s.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Adapt

   ad-apt′, v.t. to make apt or fit: to accommodate (with to or for).—ns. Adaptabil′ity, Adapt′ableness.—adj. Adapt′able, that may be adapted.—n. Adaptā′tion, the act of making suitable: fitness: (biol.) the process of advantageous variation and progressive modification by which organisms are adjusted to the conditions of their life—the perfected result of adaptation being a life in harmony with the environment. [Fr.—L. adaptāre—ad, to, and aptāre, to fit.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. adapt

   To change our perception or understanding and see an accurate, perfect or specific perspective or way.

   We do adapt so easily to unity governmental policy change as we have agreed it.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 21, 2020  

2. ---

   adapt

   To change our focus to a specific purpose or solution.

   The designer adapted the design to ensure a more defined drawing.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 21, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Change
   • Get Used To

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'ADAPT' in Verbs Frequency: #588

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How to pronounce ADAPT?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ADAPT in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ADAPT in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of ADAPT in a Sentence

1. Jeremy Douglas:

   Migrant smugglers operate in highly flexible networks and quickly adapt to changing circumstances, such as redirecting routes in response to increased border controls, in addition, the production and use of fraudulent documents are widespread.

2. Barack Obama:

   Whether it was( Walter) Cronkite or( David) Brinkley or what have you, there was a common set of facts, a baseline around which both parties had to adapt and respond to, and by the time I take office, what you increasingly have is a media environment in which if you are a Fox News viewer, you have an entirely different reality than if you are a New York Times reader.

3. Zhang Hanwen:

   The aim of the game in this boom period of proboscidean evolution was' adapt or die,' habitat perturbations were relentless, pertained to the ever-changing global climate, continuously promoting new adaptive solutions while proboscideans that didn't keep up were literally, left for dead. The once greatly diverse and widespread mastodonts were eventually reduced to less than a handful of species in the Americas, including the familiar Ice Age American mastodon.

4. Dr. Molyn Leszcz:

   The fundamental principle that I think is wise to follow is this: identify the clinical population, identify the clinical need, try to shape the group psychotherapy to meet those clinical needs and adapt to the logistical challenges of providing group therapy in that environment. Modify the model that you are using so that it fits within those parameters and then apply the intervention, study it, measure it, report on it, and try to improve on it.

5. Chief Executive Officer Chris Kempczinski:

   This unprecedented situation is changing the world we live in, and we will need to adapt to a new reality in its aftermath.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=ADAPT
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Adapt
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=ADAPT
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adapt
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ADAPT
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=ADAPT
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=ADAPT
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=ADAPT