adapt
verb (used with object)
to make suitable to requirements or conditions; adjust or modify fittingly.
readapt
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a word derived from
adapt.
Example Sentences
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"It's been awful, absolute hell, it's turned all of our lives upside down. My children are constantly having to readapt."
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2025
I had to readapt the script to Nicaragua today.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2022
The 36-year-old vividly recalls how, after her depression lifted, she had to readapt to performing the tasks other people do routinely each day.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 4, 2021
Those who swear by radon therapy say that, in low doses, a little stress on the body triggers the immune system to readapt and reduces inflammation.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 6, 2021
As labor becomes more and more highly specialized, the body of the laborer is forced to readapt itself.
From Civics and Health by William H. Allen
