A*dapt" (&?;), a. Fitted; suited. [Obs.] Swift.

A*dapt", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Adapted; p. pr. & vb. n. Adapting.] [L. adaptare; ad + aptare to fit; cf. F. adapter. See Apt, Adept.] To make suitable; to fit, or suit; to adjust; to alter so as to fit for a new use; -- sometimes followed by to or for.

For nature, always in the right,
To your decays adapts my sight.
Swift.

Appeals adapted to his [man's] whole nature.
Angus.

Streets ill adapted for the residence of wealthy persons.
Macaulay.

• Fitted; suited.
  
• To make suitable; to fit, or suit; to adjust; to alter so as to fit for a new use; — sometimes followed by to or for.