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1. adapt
verb. ['əˈdæpt'] make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose.
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Etymology
- adapter (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- adaptare (Latin)
Rhymes with Adapt
- entrapped
- unwrapped
- untapped
- strapped
- scrapped
- recapped
- trapped
- snapped
- slapped
- flapped
- clapped
- zapped
- wrapped
- tapped
- sapped
- rapt
- rapped
- napped
- mapped
- lapped
- kept
- capped
How do you pronounce adapt?
Pronounce adapt as əˈdæpt.
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Sentences with adapt
1. Verb, non-3rd person singular present
Even though most hatchet fish in the pet trade are wild-caught, they adapt readily to aquarium fare.
2. Verb, base form
Not only will these adapt better to life in captivity, they do not put pressure on wild populations.
3. Noun, singular or mass
Hiring managers prefer employees who can get along, adapt, grow, lead and thrive.
Quotes about adapt
1. Enjoying success requires the ability to adapt. Only by being open to change will you have a true opportunity to get the most from your talent.
- Nolan Ryan
2. People in Russia adapt to misery by a deep, deep humor.
- Ian Frazier
3. Russian humor is to adapt or make some sense or nonsense out of the insanity of their lives.
- Ian Frazier
