readapt

readapt

See also: re-adapt

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Proto-Italic *wre-
Latin re-der.
Old French re-bor.
Middle English re-
English re-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd
Proto-Italic *ad
Proto-Italic *ad-
Latin ad-
Proto-Italic *aptos
Latin aptus
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
Latin apiō
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Latin -ō
Latin -tō
Latin aptō
Latin adaptōder.
Middle English *adapten
English adapt
English readapt

    From re- + adapt.

    Verb

    readapt (third-person singular simple present readapts, present participle readapting, simple past and past participle readapted)

    1. To adapt again; to adapt for a new purpose
      We readapted the practice of adding eggs to the recipe.

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