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1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Adapt \A*dapt"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Adapted; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Adapting.] [L. adaptare; ad + aptare to fit; cf. F.
   adapter. See Apt, Adept.]
   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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         For nature, always in the right,
         To your decays adapts my sight.          --Swift.
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         Appeals adapted to his [man's] whole nature. --Angus.
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         Streets ill adapted for the residence of wealthy
         persons.                                 --Macaulay.
   [1913 Webster] Adaptability

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