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   adapt

   /əˈdapt/

   verb

   • 1. make (something) suitable for a new use or purpose; modify: "hospitals have had to be adapted for modern medical practice" Similar modifyaltermake alterations tochangeadjustmake adjustments toconverttransformredesignrestylerefashionremodelreshaperevampreworkredoreconstructreorganizecustomizetailorimprovemake improvements toamendrefineinformal:tweakOpposite preserve
   • ▪ become adjusted to new conditions: "a large organization can be slow to adapt to change" Similar adjustacclimatizeaccommodateattunehabituateacculturateconformfamiliarize oneself withhabituate oneself tobecome habituated toget used toorient oneself incondition oneself toreconcile oneself toresign oneself tobecome resigned tocome to terms withfind one's way aroundbecome naturalizedbecome seasonedget one's bearingsfind one's feetblend infit inacclimate
   • ▪ alter (a text) to make it suitable for filming, broadcasting, or the stage: "the film was adapted from a Turgenev short story"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from French adapter, from Latin adaptare, from ad- ‘to’ + aptare (from aptus ‘fit’).

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › adaptAdapt Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of ADAPT is to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification. How to use adapt in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Adapt.

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   to make suitable to requirements or conditions; adjust or modify fittingly: They adapted themselves to the change quickly. He adapted the novel for movies. Synonyms: convert, rework, modify, conform, reconcile, suit, accommodate, fit.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishADAPT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   ADAPT definition: 1. to change, or to change something, to suit different conditions or uses: 2. to change your…. Learn more.

5. www.thefreedictionary.com › adaptAdapt - definition of adapt by The Free Dictionary

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   1. To make suitable to or fit for a specific use or situation: adapted the novel into a movie; adapted the company policy to take internet use into account. 2. To cause to be able to survive and reproduce under certain conditions.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryADAPT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   ADAPT meaning: 1. to change, or to change something, to suit different conditions or uses: 2. to change your…. Learn more.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › adaptADAPT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   ADAPT definition: 1. to change your behaviour so that it is suitable for a new situation: 2. to change something so…. Learn more.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › english-word › adaptADAPT - All you need to know about it - Collins Online Dictionary

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   1. If you adapt to a new situation or adapt yourself to it, you change your ideas or behavior in order to deal with it successfully. [...] 2. If you adapt something, you change it to make it suitable for a new purpose or situation. [...] 3. See also adapted. More. Conjugations of 'adapt' present simple: I adapt, you adapt [...]