adapt vs adept
Definitions
verb
- adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions
- make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
Examples
The remaining three evolutionary forces are nonadaptive in the sense that they are not a function of the fitness properties of individuals: mutation is the ultimate source of variation on which natural selection acts, recombination assorts variation within and among chromosomes, and genetic drift ensures that gene frequencies will deviate a bit from generation to generation independent of other forces.
Although these vegetables adapt well to our temperate climate, they tend to crop poorly.
It is not only our senses, but our very intuitive faculties that cease to provide us with the necessary adaptive knowledge.
Definitions
adjective
- having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
noun
- someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
Examples
That said, he's adept at proving people wrong.
Over its fourteen-year history the military government has become adept at exploiting Burma's geostrategic position and at manipulating the concerns of its regional neighbors.
Fascinated with the meeting of memory and language, adept at conjuring states of mind, and haunted by the violence wracking his homeland, Hemon is a stoic tragedian and a brilliant satirist.
