adapted

adjective

adapt·​ed ə-ˈdap-təd How to pronounce adapted (audio)
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: suited by nature, character, or design to a particular use, purpose, or situation
used with to or for
soil well adapted to the growing of wheat
"The teeth are sharp and adapted for gripping onto slippery prey … "Debi Willoughby
adaptedness noun
He proposes that natural selection is the process of differential reproduction resulting from differential adaptedness to a common selective environment. Biological Sciences

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An adapted screenplay nom would be crucial, but that category is already overflowing with candidates. Clayton Davis, Variety, 19 Oct. 2024 In addition to vying for adapted screenplay, Focus Features is submitting the film for other prestigious Oscar categories, including best picture, actor for Butler, actress for Comer, and supporting actor for Hardy. Clayton Davis, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024 The package comes after American Fiction, an adaptation of Everett’s novel Erasure, took home the adapted screenplay Oscar earlier this year. Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 June 2024 The garden was designed to have color year-round, with native and adapted plants. Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 18 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for adapted 

Word History

Etymology

from past participle of adapt

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of adapted was in the 15th century

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“Adapted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adapted. Accessed 6 Dec. 2024.

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adapted

adjective
adapt·​ed
ə-ˈdap-təd
: suited by nature or design to a particular use, purpose, or situation
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