Definition for A-DAPT'

A-DAPT', v.t. [Sp. adaptar; It. adattare; L. ad and apto, to fit; Gr. απτω.]

To make suitable; to fit or suit; as, to adapt an instrument to its uses; we have provision adapted to our wants. It is applied to things material or immaterial.

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