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Adapt

/əˈdæpt/

To make suitable; to make to correspond; to fit or suit

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📖 Definitions of "Adapt"

verb

1
To make suitable; to make to correspond; to fit or suit
2
To fit by alteration; to modify or remodel for a different purpose; to adjust
"to adapt a story for the stage"
3
To make by altering or fitting something else; to produce by change of form or character
"a word of an adapted form"
4
To make oneself comfortable to a new thing.
"They could not adapt to the new climate and so perished."

adjective

1
Adapted; fit; suited; suitable.

🔄 Synonyms of "Adapt"

8 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
embraceverb	(transitive) To clasp (someone or each other) in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug.
accommodateverb	(transitive) To provide housing for.
conformverb	(transitive, intransitive) To adapt to something by more closely matching it, especially something normative.
espouseverb	(transitive, figurative, modern usage) To accept, support, or take on as one’s own (an idea or a cause).
adjustverb	(transitive) To modify.
transcribeverb	To convert a representation of language, typically speech but also sign language, etc., to a written representation of it. The term now usually implies the conversion of speech to text by a human transcriptionist with the assistance of a computer for word processing and sometimes also for speech recognition, the process of a computer interpreting speech and converting it to text.
rewriteverb	(transitive) To write again, differently; to modify; to revise.
sweep upverb	(ambitransitive) To clean by sweeping.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Adapt"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
accommodateverb	(transitive) To provide housing for.
conformverb	(transitive, intransitive) To adapt to something by more closely matching it, especially something normative.
adjustverb	(transitive) To modify.
rewriteverb	(transitive) To write again, differently; to modify; to revise.
transcribeverb	To convert a representation of language, typically speech but also sign language, etc., to a written representation of it. The term now usually implies the conversion of speech to text by a human transcriptionist with the assistance of a computer for word processing and sometimes also for speech recognition, the process of a computer interpreting speech and converting it to text.
embraceverb	(transitive) To clasp (someone or each other) in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug.
espouseverb	(transitive, figurative, modern usage) To accept, support, or take on as one’s own (an idea or a cause).
sweep upverb	(ambitransitive) To clean by sweeping.
adaptationnoun	(uncountable) The process of adapting something or becoming adapted to a situation; adjustment, modification.
adaptive	Of, pertaining to, characterized by or showing adaptation; making or made fit or suitable.
adaptionnoun	Alternative form of adaptation. [(uncountable) The process of adapting something or becoming adapted to a situation; adjustment, modification.]
adapternoun	A device or application used to achieve operative compatibility between devices that otherwise are incompatible.
adaptabilitynoun	The quality of being adaptable; a quality that renders adaptable.
adaptable	Capable of adapting or of being adapted.
habilitationnoun	An academic qualification, prerequiring a PhD, required in order to gain tenure as a professor in some European universities; a thesis or dissertation presented to achieve the qualification.
shapeverb	(transitive) To give something a shape and definition.
fitverb	(transitive) To be suitable for.
acclimatizeverb	(intransitive) To get used to a new climate, or to a new situation.
responsivenessnoun	The quality or state of being responsive.
adjustingnoun	Adjustment.