adapted

a·dapt (

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v. a·dapt·ed, a·dapt·ing, a·dapts

v.tr.

To make suitable to or fit for a specific use or situation.

v.intr.

To become adapted: a species that has adapted well to winter climes.

[Middle English adapten, from Latin adaptre : ad-, ad- + aptre, to fit (from aptus, fitting; see apt).]

a·dapted·ness n.

Synonyms: adapt, accommodate, adjust, conform, fit¹, reconcile
These verbs mean to make suitable to or consistent with a particular situation or use: adapted themselves to city life; can't accommodate myself to the new requirements; adjusting their behavior to the rules; conforming her life to accord with her moral principles; fitting the punishment to the crime; couldn't reconcile his reassuring words with his hostile actions.

Antonym: unfit

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Adj.

adapted - changed in order to improve or made more fit for a particular purpose; "seeds precisely adapted to the area"; "instructions altered to suit the children's different ages"

altered

modified - changed in form or character; "their modified stand made the issue more acceptable"; "the performance of the modified aircraft was much improved"

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Just as he was on the point of being eaten, the Crab said, "I well deserve my fate, for what business had I on the land, when by my nature and habits I am only adapted for the sea?

Fables by Aesop View in context

But, sir, he seems peculiarly adapted to this business.

Uncle Tom's Cabin by Stowe, Harriet Beecher View in context

It is evident from what has been said, that a herile and a political government are not the same, or that all governments are alike to each other, as some affirm; for one is adapted to the nature of freemen, the other to that of slaves.

A Treatise on Government by Aristotle View in context

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