adapt

Formsadapts, adapting, adapted

1. 1
   verbintransitive

   To get used to a new place, situation, or way of living.

   Like a plant that slowly gets used to a colder garden.

   Children usually adapt quickly when they move to a new school.

   It took me a while to adapt after moving to another country.

   Similaradjust, acclimatize

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2. 2
   verbtransitive

   To change something so it works better for a new use or need.

   Like changing a grown-up's coat into a smaller one for a child.

   She adapted the old recipe to use less sugar.

   Engineers adapt the design for colder climates.

   Similarconvert, modify, alter, remodel

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3. 3
   verbtransitive

   To make something fit or suit a particular person, need, or situation.

   Like choosing simpler words so a small child can understand you.

   Good teachers adapt their lessons to suit different learning styles.

   The writer adapted her language to suit a younger audience.

   Similartailor, adjust, modify, fit

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4. 4
   verbtransitive

   To make something new by changing or reworking something that already exists.

   Like turning a story you read into a play you can act out.

   They adapted the popular novel into a movie.

   Filmmakers adapt comic books into action films.

   Similarrework, transform

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5. 5
   adjective

   Well suited or right for a certain purpose or use.

   Like a key that fits a lock just right.

   The hall seemed well adapt for such grand ceremonies.

   She chose words adapt to the solemn occasion.

   Similarsuitable, fit, apt, appropriate

   Oppositeunsuitable, unfit

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