Readapted

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Changed or adjusted again to suit new conditions or requirements
2. Modified once more in order to fit or function properly in a different context
3. Altered further to become suitable for another environment or purpose

Etymology: The past form of "readapted" follows from the verb "readapt," which is simply "adapt" with the prefix "re-" attached, meaning "again." Its history runs back to Latin "adaptare," built from "ad-" ("to") and "aptare" ("to fit"), and "aptare" itself grows from "aptus," meaning "fitting" or "suitable." So at root, adapting something is making it fit. The base "adapt" reached English from Latin through Middle English, where it carried the sense of fitting one thing to another. The prefix "re-" comes from Latin, where it meant "back" or "again," and it entered English through Old French. Attaching it to "adapt" yields a verb meaning to fit something to new circumstances once more.

Synonyms: adjusted, modified, altered

Antonyms: unaltered, fixed, unchanged