adaptation
noun /ˌæd.əpˈteɪ.ʃən/Definition
C1 [U] the process of changing to suit different conditions: Evolution occurs as a result of adaptation to new environments.Adapting and modifying ChangingAdapting and attuning to something › [C] a film, book, play, etc. that has been made from another film, book, play, etc.: Last year he starred in the film adaptation of Bill Cronshaw's best-selling novel.Types of film, play, book etc.
(Definition of adaptation noun 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)
- adapt verb (CHANGE)
- adaptable adjective
- 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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Adapting and modifying
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