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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
- adaptedness noun
- misadapt verb
- nonadapting adjective
- readapt verb (used with object)
- unadapted adjective
- well-adapted adjective
- adaptability noun
- adaptable adjective
- adaptive adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of adapt1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
"There's no evidence that we can adapt to anything beyond two degrees Celsius," Rockstrom said.
He kicked around the idea of adapting the interview with Hujar but knew that filming in just one space was a high-stakes gambit.
“At that young age I had this dream to maybe one day adapt it in animation,” he says while in Los Angeles for the Animation Is Film Festival.
If Republicans don’t adapt, the GOP is sure to lose its House majority and the Senate could be in play too.
During my recent trip to the Donetsk region, drone makers, operators and experts repeatedly warned me that the West isn’t adapting fast enough.
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