readapt
verb
re·adapt
ˌrē-ə-ˈdapt 
readapted; readapting; readapts
: to adapt (something or someone) again or to become adapted again
… a community debate about whether to demolish or readapt the building.—
Bill Dries
Bill DriesHer systems creaked and groaned as her instruments readapted to normal space-time.—David Brin
David Brin
readaptation
ˌrē-ˌa-ˌdap-ˈtā-shən
noun
-dəp-
plural readaptations
The flight was extended from five to nine days last summer so scientists could learn more about people's adaptation to space and readaptation to gravity.
—Marcia Dunn
Marcia Dunn
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Should another variant of concern emerge, one drastically different than omicron and the already existing variants, scientists at Moderna will be prepared to reevaluate and readapt the shot to address the new threat.
—Arielle Mitropoulos, ABC News, 8 June 2022
Connecticut’s newest waterfront reclamation project is Middletown’s, where officials have announced a plan to readapt a 200-acre swath of underutilized land along the river south of Harbor Park as a new, mixed-use city district.
—Tom Condon, courant.com, 19 July 2021
The pandemic has certainly forced them to readapt their work and be creative, but in some ways there are always been positive changes.
—Cécilia Pelloux, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2021
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Arielle Mitropoulos, ABC News, 8 June 2022
Connecticut’s newest waterfront reclamation project is Middletown’s, where officials have announced a plan to readapt a 200-acre swath of underutilized land along the river south of Harbor Park as a new, mixed-use city district.
—Tom Condon, courant.com, 19 July 2021
The pandemic has certainly forced them to readapt their work and be creative, but in some ways there are always been positive changes.
—Cécilia Pelloux, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2021
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“Readapt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/readapt. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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