A*dapt" (#), a.
Fitted; suited.
[Obs.]
Swift.
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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.
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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