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versatile

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ver·sa·tile / ˈvərsətl/ • adj. 1. able to adapt or be adapted to many different functions or activities: a versatile sewing machine he was versatile enough to play either position.2. archaic changeable; inconstant.DERIVATIVES: ver·sa·tile·ly adv.ver·sa·til·i·ty / ˌvərsəˈtilətē/ n.

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versatile

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versatile changeable, inconstant; marked by many-sideness of talent. XVII. — F. versatile or L. versātilis, f. versāt-, pp. stem of versāre, frequent. of vertere turn; see -ILE.

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