adaptive Definition

adapt
verb adapted, adapting

tr & intr
1. To change something, oneself, etc so as to fit new circumstances, etc; to make something suitable for a new purpose.

Thesaurus: conform, adjust, accommodate, alter, habituate, acclimatize, harmonize, change.
2. To alter or modify something.

Thesaurus: modify, adjust, reshape, alter, refashion, change.

Derivative: adaptive
adj

Etymology: 17c: from Latin ad to + aptare to fit.

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