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readapt
(re|adapt)
Pronunciation:
/riːəˈdapt/
verb
[
no object
]
become adjusted to changed conditions again:
the limpets readapted to submerged life
[
with object
]
change (something) as a result of new or different conditions:
she’ll be the one readapting her life
Derivatives
readaptation
Pronunciation:
/riːˌadapˈteɪʃ(ə)n/
noun
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