adaptate

verb

Etymology

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.

  1. derived from adaptāre
  2. inherited from *adapten
  3. formed as adaptate — “adapt + -ate

Definitions

  1. To adapt.

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