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.
Moreover, social values and structures have shown a remarkable ability to adapt to a rapidly changing environment.
They love the series and some whitehats tell em they gotta do it in three movies and some bullshit tv series..which most likely wouldnt be hbo or the like they cancelled deadwood in three seasons because it was too expensive to produce. network tv adaptation would be a catastrophe and blasphamy..they deny it probably out of respect.
Definitions
adjective
- having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
noun
- someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
Examples
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.
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.
