adapted

Adjective
Synonyms: altered

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. 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”Synonyms: altered
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Adapt \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. [1913 Webster]

For nature, always in the right, To your decays adapts my sight. --Swift. [1913 Webster]

Appeals adapted to his [man's] whole nature. --Angus. [1913 Webster]

Streets ill adapted for the residence of wealthy persons. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] Adaptability

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