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| 1. | [ verb ] make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose | |
| Synonyms: | accommodate | |
| Examples: | "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country" |
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| Related terms: | change shoehorn fit gear adjust naturalize electrify domesticate anglicise christianize domesticate adjustment adapter | |
| 2. | [ verb ] (writing) rewrite so as to make fit to suit a new or different purpose | |
| Synonyms: | rewrite | |
| Examples: | "re-write a play for use in schools" |
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| Related terms: | write writing | |
| 3. | [ verb ] adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions | |
| Synonyms: | adjust conform | |
| Examples: | "We must adjust to the bad economic situation" |
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| Related terms: | change obey readjust assimilate square readapt acclimatize focus match adjustment adaptation | |
| 4. | [ verb ] take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own | |
| Synonyms: | embrace sweep_up adopt espouse | |
| Examples: | "She embraced Catholocism" "They adopted the Jewish faith" |
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| Related terms: | accept take_up borrowing | |
| 5. | [ verb ] (music) rewrite or arrange a piece of music for an instrument or medium other than that originally intended | |
| Synonyms: | transcribe | |
| Related terms: | arrange music | |
| 6. | [ verb ] get accustomed or used (to something) | |
| Synonyms: | adjust | |
| Examples: | "We never adapted to life in the U.S." |
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| Related terms: | change acclimatize | |
| Similar spelling: |
adaptor adapter adapted adopt adept adaptive adopter adoptee adopted adoptive adoption Adapid |
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