Meaning

1 senses

  1. To adapt.

Origin

When used by native speakers, a back-formation from adaptation; equivalent to adapt + -ate

When used by native speakers, a back-formation from adaptation; equivalent to adapt + -ate. When used by ESL speakers, a calque of Portuguese and Spanish adaptar; compare, for example, English integrate and Portuguese and Spanish integrar.

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Forms

adaptates, adaptating, adaptated, adaptated
Base formadaptate · to adaptate
3rd person singularadaptates
Present participleadaptating
Past simpleadaptated
Past participleadaptated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyadaptate
he, she, itadaptates

Past simpleLesson

all personsadaptated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave adaptated
he, she, ithas adaptated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill adaptate

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
adaptB1adaptabilityadaptableB2adaptationadapteradaptiveaddA1
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