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adaptar

/adabˈtaɾ/ verb B1
  1. to adapt, to adjust, to tailor (to make suitable) (transitive)
  2. to adapt (to fit by alteration) (transitive)
  3. to adapt (to change so as to be adapted) (reflexive)
  4. to suit, to fit (reflexive)
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Verb forms

Infinitive
adaptar
Gerund
adaptando
Past participle
adaptado
Present (yo)
adapto
Preterite (yo)
adapté

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Y en tanto que así decía, iba adaptando un cabo ó pedúnculo á la excavación que había quedado en cada calabaza al ser arrancada, y los espectadores veían con asombro que, efectivamente, la base irregular y caprichosa de los pedúnculos convenía del modo más exacto con la figura blanquecina y leve concavidad que presentaban las que pudiéramos llamar cicatrices de las calabazas.
Spanish Tales for Beginners, p. 37 · C1
La inteligencia se adapta a las cosas, pero éstas se adaptan también a la inteligencia.
Recuerdos de mi vida: Mi infancia y juventud, p. 3 · C1

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