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adapt
[uh-dapt]
verb (used with object)
to make suitable to requirements or conditions; adjust or modify fittingly.
They adapted themselves to the change quickly.
He adapted the novel for movies.
verb (used without object)
to adjust oneself to different conditions, environment, etc..
to adapt easily to all circumstances.
adapt
/ əˈdæpt /
verb
(often foll by to) to adjust (someone or something, esp oneself) to different conditions, a new environment, etc
(tr) to fit, change, or modify to suit a new or different purpose
to adapt a play for use in schools
Other Word Forms
- adaptability noun
- adaptable adjective
- adaptive adjective
- adaptedness noun
- misadapt verb
- nonadapting adjective
- readapt verb (used with object)
- unadapted adjective
- well-adapted adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of adapt1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
There, it was the customers who mattered - and a good designer ensured he adapted to their changing needs.
Waller-Bridge previously adapted the first series of Killing Eve and was drafted on to the James Bond writing team, saying at the time she added "little spices", and "tweaks across a few of the characters".
And as its core customers aged out of its products, it struggled to replace them with new shoppers or adapt its products to its old base's tastes.
The theater industry is adapting as quickly and as well as it can, trying to strike a balance between repertory screenings and new films.
Over the years, Dodgers trainers had tried to help Kershaw adapt.
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