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adapt (verb):
: to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification
Source : Merriam -Webster
Etymology : “Nothing in this world is as reliable as change” is a common aphorism and one we can certainly attest to as lexicographers. English speakers adapted adapt, for example, in the 15th century from the Middle French adapter, which was itself an adaptation of Latin adaptere. That source traces back to Latin aptus, meaning “fit” or “apt.” Other adaptations of aptus in English include aptitude, inept, and of course apt itself, as well as unapt and inapt.
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