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readapt

verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Italic *aptos Latin aptus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin apiō ▲ Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin aptō Latin adaptōder. Middle English *adapten English adapt English readapt From re- + adapt.

  1. derived from adaptāre
  2. inherited from *adapten✻
  3. prefixed as readapt — “re + adapt”

Definitions

  1. To adapt again

    To adapt again; to adapt for a new purpose

    • We readapted the practice of adding eggs to the recipe.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA