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exapting

exapting is the present participle and gerund of exapt.

Meaning of exapt

Verb

exapt (third-person singular simple present exapts, present participle exapting, simple past and past participle exapted)

  1. (evolutionary theory) To exhibit exaptation; to repurpose a pre-existing adaptation.

Questions about exapting

What is exapting the present participle and gerund of?
Exapting is the present participle and gerund of exapt.

Words near exapting in the dictionary

  1. exaptation
  2. exaptational
  3. exaptations
  4. exaptative
  5. exapted
  6. exapting
  7. exaptive
  8. exapts
  9. exarate
  10. exarated
  11. exaration

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