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adapted

adapted

3.7
Changed to fit a particular use or situation
  • adjective
  • /əˈdæptɪd/
translation icon : adaptado
  • But our adapted head, our adapted boy's head unturned.

And so I've become really adapted, noticing the nuance of patterns.

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Examples

  • That is, everything has its place, is perfectly adapted for that place.

  • And he said that schools are not well adapted for boys.

  • It, it, it's good that it's adapted to the kid.

  • That is to say, an adapted novel adapted for, for the screen.

  • So if you stand on tippy toes, it has been adapted for electrical contacts.

  • And so I've become really adapted, noticing the nuance of patterns.

  • The Minnesota Adapted Athletic Association (MAAA) governed interscholastic sport programs involving athletes with disabilities throughout the state for over twelve years.

    Academic text (1994)
  • The Adapted Physical Education Survey (see Table 1) was designed using surveys developed by Craft, Palmateer, and Rizzo (1989), and Project LRE/PE: Least Restrictive Environment Usage in Physical Education (Jansma & Decker, 1990) as models.

    Academic text (1992)
  • The new curriculum is adapted to meet the needs of diverse students.

  • The story was adapted into a movie to appeal to a wider audience.

Synonyms

amended
vsadapted
1 4.2

Changed so it is more correct or suitable

is used for making something suitable for a particular purpose not formal correction
modified
vsadapted
3.9

Changed from the original to work better

is changed specifically to fit a particular purpose or situation
adjusted
vsadapted
3.0

Changed so it fits a person or thing

involves broader change to make suitable for a particular purpose
altered
vsadapted
3.6

Changed in some way to fit better or show new information

specifically refers to change made to suit a certain purpose or situation

Antonyms

20 2.6

Not right for a person, place, or purpose

5 3.7

Still in its original state and not changed

How Suitable

ideal
203 4.2
adapted
3.7
unsuitable
20 2.6

Surface Forms

adapted positive

Morphology

adapted = adapt (transparent) = adapt + ed

The word 'adapted' is transparently derived from 'adapt' by adding the past participle suffix '-ed'.

Etymology

Adapted comes from the parts ad- meaning 'to' and apt meaning 'fit', so it means 'made to fit'. The same root is in the word apt, which means 'suitable', so something adapted is changed to be right for a new use.