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WordNet 2.0 |
- adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions |
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- make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
1. Fitted; suited. [Obs.] Swift. |
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1. 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. "For nature, always in the right, To your decays adapts my sight. Swift." -- "Appeals adapted to his [man's] whole nature. Angus." -- "Streets ill adapted for the residence of wealthy persons. Macaulay." -- |
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