adapt

adapt

fit, adjust, alter, or modify: She will adapt the costume to fit.

Not to be confused with:

adept – thoroughly proficient; an expert: He is adept at landscaping difficult lots.

adopt – take another’s child as one’s own: I will adopt my late sister’s boy.; to accept: adopt a proposal

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a·dapt

 (ə-dăpt′)

v. a·dapt·ed, a·dapt·ing, a·dapts

v.tr.

1. To make suitable to or fit for a specific use or situation: adapted the novel into a movie; adapted the company policy to take internet use into account.

2. To cause to be able to survive and reproduce under certain conditions. Used in the passive: "Every species is adapted to a rather restricted selection of properties of the environment" (Ernst Mayr).

v.intr.

To become adapted: a species that has adapted to a low-oxygen environment.

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[Middle English adapten, from Latin adaptāre : ad-, ad- + aptāre, to fit (from aptus, fitting; see apt).]

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a·dapt′ed·ness n.

Synonyms: adapt, accommodate, adjust, conform, fit¹
These verbs mean to make suitable to or consistent with a particular situation or use: adapted themselves to city life; can't accommodate myself to the new requirements; adjusting their behavior to the rules; conforming my life to accord with my moral principles; fitting the punishment to the crime.

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adapt

(əˈdæpt)

vb

1. (often foll by to) to adjust (someone or something, esp oneself) to different conditions, a new environment, etc

2. (tr) to fit, change, or modify to suit a new or different purpose: to adapt a play for use in schools.

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

aˈdaptable adj

aˌdaptaˈbility, aˈdaptableness n

aˈdaptive adj

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a•dapt

(əˈdæpt)

v.t.

1. to make suitable to requirements or conditions; adjust or modify fittingly.

v.i.

2. to adjust oneself to different conditions, environment, etc.

[1605–15; < Latin adaptāre to fit, adjust. See ad-, apt]

a•dapt′ed•ness, n.

syn: See adjust.

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adapt

Past participle: adapted
Gerund: adapting

Imperative

adapt

adapt

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	adapt - make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country" accommodate vary, alter, change - become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence; "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season" adjust - make correspondent or conformable; "Adjust your eyes to the darkness" gear, pitch - set the level or character of; "She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience" fit - insert or adjust several objects or people; "Can you fit the toy into the box?"; "This man can't fit himself into our work environment" anglicise, anglicize - make English in appearance; "She anglicised her name after moving from Paris to London" shoehorn - fit for a specific purpose even when not well suited tailor, orient - adjust to a specific need or market; "a magazine oriented towards young people"; "tailor your needs to your surroundings" domesticate, tame - make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans; "The horse was domesticated a long time ago"; "The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog" domesticate, tame, cultivate, naturalise, naturalize - adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil" Christianize - adapt in the name of Christianity; "some people want to Christianize ancient pagan sites" naturalise, naturalize - adopt to another place; "The stories had become naturalized into an American setting" electrify, wire - equip for use with electricity; "electrify an appliance" transcribe - rewrite or arrange a piece of music for an instrument or medium other than that originally intended
	2.	adapt - adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation" conform, adjust change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" readjust, readapt - adjust anew; "After moving back to America, he had to readjust" readapt - adapt anew; "He readapted himself" assimilate - become similar to one's environment; "Immigrants often want to assimilate quickly" focalise, focalize, focus - become focussed or come into focus; "The light focused" acclimate, acclimatise, acclimatize - get used to a certain climate; "They never acclimatized in Egypt" match - be equal or harmonize; "The two pieces match" obey - be obedient to square - cause to match, as of ideas or acts

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adapt

verb

1. adjust, change, match, alter, modify, accommodate, comply, conform, reconcile, harmonize, familiarize, habituate, acclimatize Things will be different and we will have to adapt.

2. convert, change, prepare, fit, fashion, make, shape, suit, qualify, transform, alter, modify, tailor, remodel, tweak (informal), metamorphose, customize Shelves were built to adapt the library for use as an office.

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adapt

verb

To make or become suitable to a particular situation or use:

acclimate, acclimatize, accommodate, adjust, conform, fashion, fit, reconcile, square, suit, tailor.

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Translations

يَتَكَيَّفُيُكَيِّف، يُلَائِم

přizpůsobit seupravit

tilpassebearbejde

anpassenbearbeitenadaptieren

προσαρμόζω

adaptaradaptarse

sopeutua

adapterajusters'adapteraccommoder

prilagoditi

aîlaga

adattareadattarsiadeguareuniformare

適合させる

적응시키다

adapterisgarso ėmiklislengvai prisitaikantisprisitaikymasprisitaikyti

adaptētpielāgotpiemērot

aanpassen

adapterebearbeideomstilletilpasse

dostosować

adaptar

адаптироватьадаптироватьсяприспосабливать(ся)

prireditiprivaditi se

anpassa

ปรับตัว

uyum sağlamakuyarlamak

thích nghi

改编使适应

adapt

[əˈdæpt]

A. VT

1. [+ machine] → ajustar, adaptar; [+ building] → remodelar
it is perfectly adapted to its environment → está adaptado perfectamente a su ambiente
to adapt o.s. to sth → adaptarse a algo, ajustarse a algo

2. [+ text] → adaptar
adapted from the Spanish → adaptado del español
adapted for the screen → adaptado para el cine or la pantalla
his novel was adapted for television → su novela fue adaptada para la televisión
a novel adapted by H. Campbell → una novela en versión de H. Campbell

B. VI → adaptarse

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adapt

[əˈdæpt]

vt

[+ building, room] → aménager

[+ novel, script, screenplay] → adapter
His novel was adapted for television → Son roman a été adapté pour la télévision.

to adapt o.s. → s'adapter
to adapt o.s. to sth → s'adapter à qch

vi → s'adapter
to adapt to sth → s'adapter à qch
He adapted to his new school very quickly → Il s'est adapté très vite à sa nouvelle école.

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adapt

vt → anpassen (→ to +dat); machine → umstellen (→ to, for auf +acc); vehicle, building → umbauen (to, for für); text, book → adaptieren, bearbeiten (for für); adapted to your requirements → nach Ihren Wünschen abgeändert; adapted for Arctic conditions → arktischen Verhältnissen angepasst; adapted for children/television → für Kinder/für das Fernsehen adaptiert or bearbeitet; adapted from the Spanish → aus dem Spanischen übertragen und bearbeitet

vi → sich anpassen (→ to +dat); (Sci also) → sich adaptieren (→ to an +acc)

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adapt

[əˈdæpt]

1. vt (machine) → modificare, fare delle modifiche a; (building) → trasformare; (text) → adattare
to adapt o.s. to sth → adattarsi a qc

2. vi to adapt (to) → adattarsi (a)

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adapt

(əˈdӕpt) verb

to change or alter (so as to fit a different situation etc). She always adapted easily to new circumstances; He has adapted the play for television. aanpas يُكَيِّف، يُلَائِم приспособявам adaptar přizpůsobit se; upravit anpassen; bearbeiten tilpasse; bearbejde προσαρμόζω, προσαρμόζομαιadaptarse kohanema, kohandama وفق دادن؛ تنظیم کردن mukautua adapter לְסָגֶל, לְעַבֵּד अनुकूल बनाना prilagoditi alkalmaz(kodik) menyesuaikan diri aðlaga adattarsi 適応させる 적응하다 pri(si)taikyti piemērot; pielāgot; adaptēt sesuaikan aanpassen tilpasse, omstille; bearbeide przystosowywać (się) توفق وركول adaptar a (se) adapta приспосабливаться; адаптировать prispôsobiť (sa), upraviť prilagoditi (se) prilagoditi anpassa, adaptera ปรับ; ทำให้กลมกลืน; ทำให้เหมาะ uyum sağlamak, uyarlamak 使適應，改編 пристосовувати(ся) حسبِ منشاء بدلنا sửa lại cho hợp 使适应，改编

ˌadapˈtation (ӕ-) noun

aanpassing تَكَيُّف، تَكْيِيف адаптация adaptação přizpůsobování; adaptace die Anpassung tilpasning; bearbejdning διασκευή, προσαρμογήadaptación kohanemine سازگاری mukautuminen adaptationהסתגלות, התאמה अनुकूलन prilagodba alkalmaz(kod)ás adaptasi aðlögun adattamento 適応 적응 prisitaikymas piemērošanās; pielāgošanās; adaptēšana adaptasi aanpassingtilpasning, bearbeidelseadaptacja توافق: دجوړ راتلو عمليه يا نتيجه، سمون ( دشرايطو سره ). adaptação adaptare адаптация úprava priredba prilagođavanje anpassning, adaption การปรับตัว uyum sağlama, uyarlama 適應，改編本 адаптація, пристосування تبدیلی، تصرف ، مطابقت sự điều chỉnh 适应，改编本

aˈdaptable adjective

willing or able to change to fit in with different circumstances. Children are usually very adaptable. aanpasbaar قَابِل لِلتَكَيُّف приспособим maleável přizpůsobivý anpassungsfähig smidig; fleksibel; tilpasningsdygtig ευπροσάρμοστοςadaptable kohanemisvõimeline انطباق پذیر؛ سازگار mukautuva adaptable מִסְתָגֶל, נִיתָן לְהַתאִימוֹ अनुकूलनीय prilagodljiv alkalmazkodni tudó bisa beradaptasi aðlögunarhæfur adattabile 適応性のある 적응할 수 있는 lengvai prisitaikantis piemērojams; pielāgojams; adaptējams mudah menyuaikan diri soepelsmidig, tilpasningsdyktig przystosowujący się توفق کول maleável adaptabil легко приспосабливающийся prispôsobivý prilagodljiv prilagodljiv anpassningsbar ที่ปรับตัวได้ uyum sağlayan 能適應的 той, що легко пристосовується ِ تصرف پذیر ، مطابقت پذیر có thể thích nghi 能适应的

aˌdaptaˈbility noun

aanpasbaarheid قَابِلِيَّة التَكَيُّف приспособимост adaptabilidade přizpůsobivost die Anpassungfähigkeit fleksibilitet; tilpasningsevne προσαρμοστικότηταadaptabilidad kohanemisvõime سازگاری mukautuvuus adaptabilité כֹּשֶׁר הִסְתַגְלוּת , כּוֹשֶׁר הִסְתַגְלוּת prilagodljivost alkalmazhatóság, alkalmazkodási képesség kemampuan beradaptasi aðlögunarhæfni adattabilità 適応性 적응성 prisitaikymas piemērošanās/pielāgošanās spēja kebolehsesuaian aanpassingsvermogentilpasningsevneadaptacja جوړ راتلل adaptabilidade adaptabilitate приспособляемость prispôsobivosť prilagodljivost prilagodljivost anpassningsförmåga ความสามารถในการปรับตัวได้ uyum sağlayabilme 適應性 пристосовність, застосовність مطابقت پذیری khả năng thích nghi 适应性

aˈdaptor noun

a device which enables an electrical plug of one type to be used in a socket of another type, or several plugs to be used in the same socket at the same time. passtuk وَاصْلَة الكَهْرُبَاء адаптор adaptador adaptér, rozdvojka der Adapter adapter υποδοχή μπρίζας, πολύμπριζο ladrón, adaptador adapter آداپتور؛ سه شاخه sovitin adaptateurמתאם अनुकूलक adapter elosztó adaptor millistykki, tengi; straumbreytir adattatore 調整器具 어댑터 adapteris, garso ėmiklis adapters alat pembolehubah elektrik tussenstuk adapter, overgangsplugg złączka, wtyczka uniwersalna آدایتور adaptador adaptor; ştecăr адаптер adaptér, rozvodka adapter adapter adapter, grenuttag อุปกรณ์เชื่อมส่วนหรือแบบที่แตกต่างกันให้เข้ากันได้; ปลั๊กไฟที่มีหลายเต้ารับ adaptör 轉接器 адаптер ایک برقی آلہ cái nắn dòng điện 接续器

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adapt

→ يَتَكَيَّفُ přizpůsobit se tilpasse anpassen (sich) προσαρμόζω adaptar, adaptarse sopeutua s'adapter prilagoditi adattarsi 適合させる 적응시키다 aanpassen tilpasse dostosować adaptar приспосабливать(ся) anpassa ปรับตัว uyum sağlamak thích nghi 改编

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adapt

vt. adaptar;

vr. adaptarse, ajustarse.

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adapt

vt, vi adaptar(se)

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