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Princeton's WordNet

  1. adapted, alteredadjective

    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"

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  1. adapted

    In biology, adaptation has three related meanings. Firstly, it is the dynamic evolutionary process of natural selection that fits organisms to their environment, enhancing their evolutionary fitness. Secondly, it is a state reached by the population during that process. Thirdly, it is a phenotypic trait or adaptive trait, with a functional role in each individual organism, that is maintained and has evolved through natural selection. Historically, adaptation has been described from the time of the ancient Greek philosophers such as Empedocles and Aristotle. In 18th and 19th century natural theology, adaptation was taken as evidence for the existence of a deity. Charles Darwin proposed instead that it was explained by natural selection. Adaptation is related to biological fitness, which governs the rate of evolution as measured by change in allele frequencies. Often, two or more species co-adapt and co-evolve as they develop adaptations that interlock with those of the other species, such as with flowering plants and pollinating insects. In mimicry, species evolve to resemble other species; in Müllerian mimicry this is a mutually beneficial co-evolution as each of a group of strongly defended species (such as wasps able to sting) come to advertise their defenses in the same way. Features evolved for one purpose may be co-opted for a different one, as when the insulating feathers of dinosaurs were co-opted for bird flight. Adaptation is a major topic in the philosophy of biology, as it concerns function and purpose (teleology). Some biologists try to avoid terms which imply purpose in adaptation, not least because it suggests a deity's intentions, but others note that adaptation is necessarily purposeful.

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  1. adapted

    Adapted typically refers to something that has been modified or changed in order to suit a particular condition, environment, or situation. It can apply to a range of contexts such as biology (organisms adapted for survival in specific environments), literature (a book adapted into a movie), or technology (a device adapted for a different use). In general, it signifies alterations made for better suitability, functionality, or compatibility.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Adapted

    of Adapt

Editors Contribution

  1. adaptedverb

    Verb form of the word adapt.

    They adapted easily with love, understanding and change.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 20, 2020  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of adapted in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of adapted in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of adapted in a Sentence

  1. Andrew Lloyd Webber:

    My anthem includes words slightly adapted from Psalm 98. I have scored it for the Westminster Abbey choir and organ, the ceremonial brass and orchestra, i hope my anthem reflects this joyful occasion.

  2. Chief Justice John Marshall:

    Let the end be legitimate, let it be within the scope of the constitution, and all means which are appropriate, which are plainly adapted to that end, which are not prohibited, but consist with the letter and spirit of the constitution, are constitutional. ...[S]hould Congress, under the pretext of executing its powers, pass laws for the accomplishment of objects not entrusted to the government, such [acts are] not the law of the land.

  3. Patrick Dunleavy:

    Officials seemed to think that in order for an act to be connected to a terrorist organization, the deranged individual must have been in direct contact with Abu Bakar al Baghdadi specifically telling him what to do, they evidently haven't learned that the methodology used by radical Islamic groups like ISIS has changed. It has morphed and adapted to utilize social media and the Internet.

  4. Del Pino:

    We have five refineries in the Gulf of Mexico we own or share, most of the refineries were built there for medium-heavy oil. They are not adapted for the new light oil from fracking in the United States.

  5. Rod Downie:

    Emperor penguins are the most iconic species of the ice. They are uniquely adapted to the harsh and extreme Antarctic environment, yet they are also increasingly vulnerable to climate change, habitat loss and human disturbance.

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