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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  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 to or for.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           For nature, always in the right,
           To your decays adapts my sight.          --Swift.
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           Appeals adapted to his [man's] whole nature. --Angus.
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           Streets ill adapted for the residence of wealthy
           persons.                                 --Macaulay.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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 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.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  adapting
     vb.
     (present participle of en adapt nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  adapting
     vb.
     (present participle of en adapt nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  adapting
     vb.
     (present participle of en adapt nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  adapting
     vb.
     (present participle of en adapt nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  adapting
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm a dapt ing)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  adapting
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en adapt ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb adapt)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Adapting /ɐdˈaptɪŋ/
  التّكييف

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  adapting /ɐdˈaptɪŋ/
  upravení

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  adapting /ɐdˈaptɪŋ/ 
  přizpůsobení

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  adapting /ɐdˈaptɪŋ/ 
  adaptovaní

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  adapting /ɐdˈaptɪŋ/
  adaptování

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  adapting /ɐdˈaptɪŋ/
  adaptierend
   see: adapt sth., adapted
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  adapting /ɐdˈaptɪŋ/
  angleichend, anpassend
   see: adapt, adapted, adapts, adapted, adjust sth. to sth., align sth. with sth.
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  adapting /ɐdˈaptɪŋ/
  anpassend
   see: adapt, adapted, unadapted
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  adapting /ɐdˈaptɪŋ/
  sich anpassend, sich an gewöhnend, sich eingewöhnend
     Synonyms: adapting yourself, adjusting, adjusting yourself, getting used to
  
   see: adapt, adapt yourself, adjust, adjust yourself, get used to sth., adapted, adapted yourself, adjusted, adjusted yourself, got used to, You'll soon get used to it.
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  adapting /ɐdˈaptɪŋ/
  bearbeitend, umschreibend
   see: adapt sth. for the screen/the stage, adapted
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  adapting /ɐdˈaptɪŋ/
  umbauend
     Synonym: modifying
  
   see: modify, adapt, modified, adapted
  

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  adapting /ɐdˈaptɪŋ/
  prilagođavanje

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/əˈdæptɪŋ/


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