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misadapt

misadapt verb: to adapt in the wrong way.

Verb

misadapt (third-person singular simple present misadapts, present participle misadapting, simple past and past participle misadapted)

  1. To adapt in the wrong way.
    • to misadapt to one's environment

Forms of misadapt

third-person singular presentmisadapts
present participlemisadapting
past participlemisadapted
pastmisadapted

Origin of misadapt

From mis- + adapt.

Questions about misadapt

What does misadapt mean?
Misadapt means to adapt in the wrong way.
What part of speech is misadapt?
Misadapt is a verb.
What is the past tense of misadapt?
The past tense of misadapt is misadapted.

Words near misadapt in the dictionary

  1. misactivations
  2. misacts
  3. misacylated
  4. misacylation
  5. misacylations
  6. misadapt
  7. misadaptation
  8. misadaptations
  9. misadapted
  10. misadapting
  11. misadapts

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