adapt

См. также в других словарях:

• ADAPT — is a grassroots disability rights organization with chapters in 30 states. It is known for being part of the radical wing of the disability rights movement due to its history of nonviolent direct action in order to bring attention to disability… …   Wikipedia

• adapt — adapt·a·bil·i·ty; adapt·able; adapt·a·tive; adapt·ed; adapt·er; adapt·ive; pre·adapt; re·adapt; adapt; adapt·ive·ly; …   English syllables

• adapt — 1 Adapt, adjust, accommodate, conform, reconcile agree in denoting to bring into correspondence. To adapt is to fit or suit to something; it distinctively implies modification to meet new conditions, frequently with the added suggestion of… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• adapt — UK US /əˈdæpt/ verb ► [I] to become familiar with a new situation: adapt to sth »To remain competitive the company has to be able to adapt to the changing marketplace. adapt to doing sth »Dick has adapted very well to running a multinational. ►… …   Financial and business terms

• adapt — [ə dapt′] vt. [Fr adapter < L adaptare < ad , to + aptare, to fit: see APT1] 1. to make fit or suitable by changing or adjusting 2. to adjust (oneself) to new or changed circumstances vi. to adjust oneself SYN. ADAPT implies a modifying so… …   English World dictionary

• Adapt — A*dapt , a. Fitted; suited. [Obs.] Swift. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Adapt — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• adapt — I verb acclimatize, accommodate oneself, adjust, alter, aptare, arrange, change, comply with, conform, convert, correlate, fashion, fit, make conformable, make suitable, modify, modulate, readjust, reconcile, regularize, render accordant, revise …   Law dictionary

• adapt to — index correspond (be equivalent) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• adapt — (v.) early 15c. (implied in adapted) to fit (something, for some purpose), from M.Fr. adapter (14c.), from L. adaptare adjust, from ad to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + aptare join, from aptus fitted (see APT (Cf …   Etymology dictionary

• adapt — [v] adjust to a different situation or condition acclimate, accommodate, accustom, alter, change, come around, comply, conform, familiarize, fashion, fit, get act together*, get used to, grow used to, habituate, harmonize, make, match, modify,… …   New thesaurus