01 a. Fitted; suited.
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Fitted; suited.[Obs.]
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2 senses · 2 variants
Webster, 1913
Adapt
02 v. t. 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.
imp. & p. p.
Adapted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Adapting
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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.