de-adapt
de-adapt is the alternative form of deadapt.
Meaning of deadapt
Verb
deadapt (third-person singular simple present deadapts, present participle deadapting, simple past and past participle deadapted)
- To adapt to a previous form
- In this experiment it was assumed on hypothesis ( 1 ) that the cells will deadapt or partially deadapt in the absence of caffeine and be required to readapt in its presence.1960, Journal Canadien de Génétique Et de Cytologie
Forms of de-adapt
| third-person singular present | de-adapts |
|---|---|
| present participle | de-adapting |
| past participle | de-adapted |
| past | de-adapted |
Questions about de-adapt
- What is de-adapt the alternative form of?
- De-adapt is the alternative form of deadapt.
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