You might be confusing the word adaptable with adoptable. These words are commonly misused.

Word parts change

adapt + -able

Pronunciation change

Adjective change

Positive
adaptable

Comparative
more adaptable

Superlative
most adaptable

  1. If someone or something is adaptable, it can be adapted.
  2. An adaptable organism is one that can change itself and its behaviors in response to changes in its environment.

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