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adaptative, a.|əˈdæptətɪv|
[f. L. adaptāt- ppl. stem of adaptā-re to adapt + -ive.]
Characterized by, or given to, adapting things to a purpose, or oneself to circumstances; = adaptive.
1857Tomes Amer. in Japan xi. 247 The Japanese are..a very imitative, adaptative, and compliant people. 1870Proctor Other Worlds iii. 81 Adaptative power..by which the various creatures we are acquainted with are enabled to live in comfort under all degrees of light. 1875Stubbs Const. Hist. II. xv. 297 The great merit of his statesmanship is adaptative rather than originative. |