adaptate

transitive verb

adap·​tate

ə-ˈdap-ˌtāt,

ˈa-ˌdap-

-ed/-ing/-s

: adapt

Word History

Etymology

Latin adaptatus, past participle of adaptare

First Known Use

1638, in the meaning defined above

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