â¢ ADAPT (verb). The verb ADAPT has 2 senses: 1. make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose. 2. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions. Familiarity information: ADAPT used as a verb is rare.
Definition of dosage. 1  1a : the addition of an ingredient or the application of an agent in a measured doseb : the presence and relative representation or strength of a factor or agent. 2  2a : dose 2b (1) : the giving of a dose (2) : regulation or determination of doses. 3  3 : an exposure to some experience in or as if in measured portions.
Generally, a drug or other therapeutic agent with a narrow therapeutic range (i.e. having little difference between toxic and therapeutic doses) may have its dosage adjusted according to measurements of the actual blood levels achieved in the person taking it.