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adapt verb

  /əˈdæpt/
  • (transitive) To make suitable; to make to correspond; to fit or suit
 adaptar, adaptar-se
  • (transitive) To fit by alteration; to modify or remodel for a different purpose; to adjust
  • (transitive) To make by altering or fitting something else; to produce by change of form or character
 adaptar
  • (intransitive) To make oneself comfortable to a new thing.
 adaptar-se

adaptation noun

  /aˈɖæpˌʈeːʃan/ , /ˌædæpˈteɪʃən/ , /ˌædəpˈteɪʃən/
  • (uncountable) The process of adapting something or becoming adapted to a situation; adjustment, modification.
  • (countable) A change that is made or undergone to suit a condition or environment.
  • (countable, evolutionary theory) An instance of an organism undergoing change, or the structure or behavior that is changed.
  • (uncountable) The process of adapting an artistic work from a different medium.
  • (countable, authorship) An artistic work that has been adapted from a different medium.
 adaptació

adaptive adjective

  /əˈdæp.tɪv/
  • Of, pertaining to, characterized by or showing adaptation; making or made fit or suitable.
 adaptatiu

adapter noun

  /əˈdæptə(ɹ)/ , /əˈdæptəɹ/
  • One who adapts a thing, e.g. a play.
  • Specifically, a device that allows one format of plug to be used with a different format of socket.
  • Specifically, an AC adapter: a device that reduces voltage and converts AC to DC to allow a battery-powered device to use mains power.
 adaptador

adaptable adjective

  /əˈdæptəbəl/
  • Capable of adapting or of being adapted.
 adaptable

adaptability noun

  /ədæptəˈbɪlɪti/ , /əˌdæptəˈbɪləti/ , [əˌdæp.təˈbɪl.ə.ɾi]
  • The quality of being adaptable; a quality that renders adaptable.
 adaptabilitat
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