DictionaryRoot: ad-
Latin

ad-

to, toward; addition; sometimes emphasis

Forms

  • ad-
  • ac- — Used before c in Latin.
  • af- — Used before f in Latin.
  • ag- — Used before g in Latin.
  • al- — Used before l in Latin.
  • ap- — Used before p in Latin.
  • ar- — Used before r in Latin.
  • as- — Used before s in Latin.
  • at- — Used before t in Latin.

Origin

Reconstructed Proto-Indo-European *ad, ‘to; near.’

Note

Later Latin-based spellings sometimes restored consonants that had disappeared in French.

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A woman adapts a young woman's jacket to accommodate a bulky forearm cast by opening its sleeve seam and inserting a wider fabric panel.
verb

adapt

uh-DAPT/əˈdæpt/

To change or change something to suit new conditions.

Etymology

The pieces express fitting or joining something to something else. The meaning extends from making something fit a purpose to changing so as to fit new circumstances.

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