All 3 Uses of
adapt
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The Count of Monte Cristo
- He knew that it was barren and without shelter; but when the sea became more calm, he resolved to plunge into its waves again, and swim to Lemaire, equally arid, but larger, and consequently better adapted for concealment.
Chpt 22-23 (definition 1) *adapted = suited
- This, however, was nothing to a sculptor like Vampa; he examined the broken stock, calculated what change it would require to adapt the gun to his shoulder, and made a fresh stock, so beautifully carved that it would have fetched fifteen or twenty piastres, had he chosen to sell it.
Chpt 33-34 (definition 2) *adapt = adjust to fit
- When arrived at the Madeleine,—"Since we are out," said Beauchamp, "let us call on M. de Monte Cristo; he is admirably adapted to revive one's spirits, because he never interrogates, and in my opinion those who ask no questions are the best comforters."
Chpt 83-84 (definition 1)adapted = well-suited
Definitions:
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(1) (adapted as in: the species is well adapted for) to be especially well suited or appropriate for something
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(2) (adapt as in: adapted to the new rules) changed to fit a different situation; or made suitable