adapt
verb [T] (CHANGE) /əˈdæpt/Definition
B2 to change something to suit different conditions or uses: Many software companies have adapted popular programs to the new operating system. The recipe here is a pork roast adapted from Caroline O'Neill's book 'Louisiana Kitchen'. [+ to infinitive] We had to adapt our plans to fit Jack's timetable. The play had been adapted for (= changed to make it suitable for) children. Davies is busy adapting Brinkworth's latest novel for television.Adapting and modifying ChangingAdapting and attuning to something adapted /əˈdæp.tɪd/ adjective › Both trees are well adapted to London's dry climate and dirty air.Adapting and modifying ChangingAdapting and attuning to somethingAdapting and attuning to somethingAdapting and modifying Changing
(Definition of adapt verb (CHANGE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- acclimatize verb
- accommodate verb (SUIT)
- adapt verb (BECOME FAMILIAR)
- adaptable adjective
- adaptation noun
- adjustment noun (BECOMING FAMILIAR)
- amend verb
- amendment noun
- chameleon noun (PERSON)
- change with/keep up with/move with the times idiom
- configure verb
- modification noun (CHANGE)
- modification noun (LANGUAGE)
- pliant adjective (PERSON)
- put sth back phrasal verb (OF CLOCK)
- put sth forward phrasal verb
- revision noun (CHANGE)
- turn the tables on sb idiom
- twist verb (CHANGE)
- write sb out of sth phrasal verb
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