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Word entry · 5 letters

adapt

Best crossword clue

"Modify to fit"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /əˈdæpt/Part of speech verbSorted aadptStarts with AEnds with T2 cluesVery common crossword word
1A2D3A4P5T

Definitions

  1. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions

Word origin

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.

Used in a sentence

  • to adapt a story for the stage
  • to adapt an old machine to a new manufacture
  • to bring out a play adapted from the French

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Modify to fit5 letters
02Adjust5 letters

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