adapt
v.
early 15c. (implied in adapted) "to fit (something, for some purpose)," from Middle French adapter (14c.), from Latin adaptare "adjust," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + aptare "join," from aptus "fitted" (see apt). Meaning "to undergo modification so as to fit new circumstances" (intransitive) is from 1956. Related: Adapting.
〔李〕[ad-=to 到；apt=to join 连 ⇒“to join to a new place 连到新环境去”→] v. make fit；adjust 使适应；使适合
〔李〕[ad-;apt] v.适应，适合； 改编 ←apt (L apere, aptus)=to fit 适合