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adaptating

adaptating is the present participle and gerund of adaptate.

Meaning of adaptate

Verb

adaptate (third-person singular simple present adaptates, present participle adaptating, simple past and past participle adaptated)

  1. (nonstandard and non-native speakers' English) To adapt.
    • Using the formulae included the game moderator determins how much mana is needed to cast the magic. Works very well, but is specific to the game system, would need work to make it generic or useful in any other game. Personally I am thinking of adaptating it to Ars Magica or Witchcraft, both of...1996 December 20, Kataman, “SPELLESS MAGIC????”, in rec.games.frp.misc (Usenet), retrieved 05 Jun 2022

Questions about adaptating

What is adaptating the present participle and gerund of?
Adaptating is the present participle and gerund of adaptate.

Words near adaptating in the dictionary

  1. adaptamer
  2. adaptamers
  3. adaptate
  4. adaptated
  5. adaptates
  6. adaptating
  7. adaptation
  8. adaptational
  9. adaptationally
  10. adaptationism
  11. adaptationist

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