Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd
Proto-Italic *ad
Proto-Italic *ad-
Latin ad-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep-
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ptós
Proto-Italic *aptos
Latin aptus
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.
Proto-Italic *-ājō
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
Proto-Indo-European [Term?]der.
Proto-Italic *apjō
Latin apiō
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Italic *-tos
Latin -tus
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Latin -ō
Latin -tō
Latin aptō
Latin adaptōder.
Middle English *adapten
English adapt
From Middle English *adapten (attested in Middle English adapted (past participle)), from Latin adaptāre (“to fit to”), from ad- (“to”) + aptāre (“to make fit”), from aptus (“fit”); see apt.
Meanings
Adapted; fit; suited; suitable; apt.
This prediction, though somewhat obscure, is wonderfully adapt. c. 1709, Merlin's Prophecy, Jonathan Swift:
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd
Proto-Italic *ad
Proto-Italic *ad-
Latin ad-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep-
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ptós
Proto-Italic *aptos
Latin aptus
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.
Proto-Italic *-ājō
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
Proto-Indo-European [Term?]der.
Proto-Italic *apjō
Latin apiō
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Italic *-tos
Latin -tus
▲
Latin -ō
Latin -tō
Latin aptō
Latin adaptōder.
Middle English *adapten
English adapt
From Middle English *adapten (attested in Middle English adapted (past participle)), from Latin adaptāre (“to fit to”), from ad- (“to”) + aptāre (“to make fit”), from aptus (“fit”); see apt.
Meanings
(transitive) To make suitable; to make to correspond; to fit or suit.
(transitive) To fit by alteration; to modify or remodel for a different purpose; to adjust.
to adapt an old machine to a new manufacture
to adapt a story for the stage
(transitive) To make by altering or fitting something else; to produce by change of form or character.
a word of an adapted form
to bring out a play adapted from the French
(intransitive) To make oneself comfortable to a new thing.
They could not adapt to the new climate and so perished.
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uk адаптува́ти (to make suitable) · hu hozzáilleszt (to make suitable) · vi thích nghi (to make oneself comfortable to a new thing) · eu egokitu (to make oneself comfortable to a new thing) · mi urutau (to fit by alteration) · ru приспоса́бливаться (to make oneself comfortable to a new thing) · la adaptō (to make suitable) · de adaptieren (to fit by alteration) · cmn 改編 /改编 (to make by altering) · ca adaptar (to fit by alteration) · cmn 適應 /适应 (to make oneself comfortable to a new thing) · ja 適応する (to make suitable) · eo alaranĝi (to fit by alteration) · de überarbeiten (to fit by alteration) · pl adaptować się (to make oneself comfortable to a new thing) · ru приспоса́бливать (to make suitable) · fr s'adapter (to fit by alteration) · pt adaptar (to fit by alteration) · uk пристосува́тися (to make oneself comfortable to a new thing) · de umarbeiten (to fit by alteration) · cmn 改寫 /改写 (to make by altering) · sdn adattà (to make suitable) · uk пристосо́вуватися (to make oneself comfortable to a new thing) · cmn 適應 /适应 (to fit by alteration) · fi mukauttaa (to make by altering) · fi sovittaa (to fit by alteration) · mn зохицох (to make oneself comfortable to a new thing) · ht adapte (to make suitable) · nl aanpassen (to make suitable) · fi sovittaa (to make suitable) · hu adaptál (to fit by alteration) · hu adaptál (to make by altering) · tl iangkop (to make suitable) · bg нагласям (to fit by alteration) · sk priviknúť (to make oneself comfortable to a new thing) · de akkommodieren (to make oneself comfortable to a new thing) · tl umangkop (to make oneself comfortable to a new thing) · mn аяыг дагах (to make oneself comfortable to a new thing) · sk prispôsobiť (to fit by alteration) · tr uyarlamak (to make by altering) · ca adaptar (to make by altering) · ia adaptar (to make by altering) · mn тааруулах (to make suitable) · cs upravit (to fit by alteration) · sv anpassa (to make suitable) · pt adaptar-se a (to make oneself comfortable to a new thing) · tr uydurmak (to make suitable) · mn дасах (to make oneself comfortable to a new thing) · pl zaadaptować (to make suitable) · eo akomodi (to make suitable) · es circunscribirse (to make oneself comfortable to a new thing) · eo akomodiĝi (to make oneself comfortable to a new thing) · de assimilieren (to make oneself comfortable to a new thing) · pl zaadaptować się (to make oneself comfortable to a new thing) · nl aanpassen (to fit by alteration) · tr adapte olmak (to fit by alteration) · es ceñirse (to make oneself comfortable to a new thing) · nl bewerken (to fit by alteration) · es adaptar (to fit by alteration) · ru подогна́ть (to make suitable) · de anpassen (to make suitable) · tr adapte etmek (to make suitable) · ca adaptar (to make suitable) · cy addasu (to make suitable) · cmn 適應 /适应 (to make suitable) · de nachgestalten (to make by altering) · de angleichen (to make suitable) · ia adaptar (to make suitable) · tr uymak (to fit by alteration) · de nachempfinden (to make by altering) · sk prispôsobiť (to make suitable) · gsw aapasse (to make oneself comfortable to a new thing) · cs adaptovat (to fit by alteration) · mi whāurutau (to fit by alteration) · sk prerobiť (to make by altering) · it adattare (to make suitable) · ru приспосо́биться (to make oneself comfortable to a new thing) · sq adapt (to make suitable) · ca adaptar-se (to make oneself comfortable to a new thing) · de modifizieren (to fit by alteration) · ru подгоня́ть (to make suitable) · ru адапти́роваться (to make oneself comfortable to a new thing) · de bearbeiten (to fit by alteration) · hu hozzáigazít (to make suitable) · pt adaptar (to make by altering) · ga oiriúnaigh (to make suitable) · sdc adattà (to make suitable) · cs adaptovat (to make by altering) · hu illeszt (to make suitable) · eu adaptatu (to make oneself comfortable to a new thing) · eo adaptiĝi (to make oneself comfortable to a new thing) · fr adapter (to make suitable) · fi mukauttaa (to make suitable) · it adattare (to make by altering) · de anpassen (to fit by alteration) · uk адаптува́тися (to make oneself comfortable to a new thing) · ru адапти́ровать (to make suitable) · mi urutau (to make suitable) · it adattare (to fit by alteration) · fr adapter (to make by altering) · de anwenden (to make suitable) · uk пристосува́ти (to make suitable) · da tilpasse (to make suitable) · nb tilpasse (to make suitable) · de umschreiben (to fit by alteration) · es adaptarse (to make oneself comfortable to a new thing) · nl bewerken (to make by altering) · hu átállít (to fit by alteration) · pt adaptar (to make suitable) · es adaptar (to make suitable) · hu alkalmazkodik (to make oneself comfortable to a new thing) · de rezipieren (to make by altering) · cs upravit (to make suitable) · tr uyum sağlamak (to fit by alteration) · bg приспособявам се (to make suitable) · pl zaadaptować (to fit by alteration) · bg преработвам (to make by altering) · fi soveltaa (to make suitable) · eo alfari (to fit by alteration) · ar يتكيف مع (to make oneself comfortable to a new thing) · fi sopeutua (to make oneself comfortable to a new thing) · lb adaptéieren (to make suitable) · ru приспосо́бить (to make suitable) · cs přizpůsobit se (to make oneself comfortable to a new thing) · it adattarsi (to make oneself comfortable to a new thing) · cs přizpůsobit (to fit by alteration) · ko 적응하다 (to make suitable) · nb anpasse (to make suitable) · hu átdolgoz (to fit by alteration) · pl adaptować (to fit by alteration) · fr s'adapter (to make oneself comfortable to a new thing) · hu átültet (to make by altering) · pl adaptować (to make suitable) · sc aggalai (to make suitable) · bg приспособя́вам (to make suitable) · mi whakaurutau (to fit by alteration) · mi whakaarotau (to make suitable) · de einrichten (to make suitable) · eo adapti (to make suitable) · yue 適應 /适应 (to make oneself comfortable to a new thing) · cs adaptovat (to make suitable) · ro adapta (to make suitable) · fi sopeuttaa (to make suitable) · de einpassen (to fit by alteration) · hy հարմարվել (to make oneself comfortable to a new thing) · de herrichten (to make by altering) · es adaptar (to make by altering) · cs přizpůsobit (to make suitable) · uk пристосо́вувати (to make suitable)