adapt

[ uh-dapt ]
/ əˈdæpt /
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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.

Origin of adapt

1605–15; < Latin adaptāre to fit, adjust, perhaps via French adapter. See ad-, apt

synonym study for adapt

1. See adjust.

OTHER WORDS FROM adapt

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH adapt

adapt adept adopt

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Words related to adapting

accustom, fit, prepare, conform, acclimate, modify, accommodate, shape, tailor, comply, readjust, suit, alter, revise, familiarize, square, reconcile, make, habituate, qualify

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British Dictionary definitions for adapting

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

Derived forms of adapt

adaptable, adjective adaptability or adaptableness, noun adaptive, adjective

Word Origin for adapt

C17: from Latin adaptāre, from ad- to + aptāre to fit, from aptus apt