adapt

a·dapt  (-dpt)

v. a·dapt·ed, a·dapt·ing, a·dapts

v.tr.

To make suitable to or fit for a specific use or situation.

v.intr.

To become adapted: a species that has adapted well to winter climes.

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

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a·dapted·ness n.

Synonyms: adapt, accommodate, adjust, conform, fit¹, reconcile
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 her life to accord with her moral principles; fitting the punishment to the crime; couldn't reconcile his reassuring words with his hostile actions.

Antonym: unfit

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adapt

Verb

1. to adjust (something or oneself) to different conditions

2. to change something to suit a new purpose [Latin adaptare]

adaptable adj
adaptability n

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

verb 2. convert, change, prepare, fit, fashion, make, shape, suit, qualify, transform, alter, modify, tailor, remodel, tweak (informal) metamorphose, customize

Translations

adapt [əˈdæpt] vt → adaptar (= reconcile); acomodar

vi to adapt (to) → adaptarse (a), ajustarse (a)

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adapt [əˈdæpt] vt → adapter

vi to adapt (to) → s'adapter (à)

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adapt [əˈdæpt] vt → anpassen;

(novel etc) → bearbeiten

vi to adapt (to) → sich anpassen (an +acc)

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adapt [əˈdæpt] vt → adattare

vi to adapt (to) → adattarsi (a)

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adapt

v adapt [əˈdӕpt]

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 přizpůsobit se; upravit tilpasse; bearbejde (sich) anpassen; bearbeiten προσαρμόζω, προσαρμόζομαι adaptarse (a) kohanema, kohandama وفق دادن؛ تنظیم کردن sopeutua, sovittaa (s')adapter (à) לְסָגֶל, לְעַבֵּד अनुकूल बनाना prilagoditi alkalmaz(kodik) menyesuaikan diri aðlaga adattarsi 適応させる 적응시키다, 각색하다 pri(si)taikyti piemērot; pielāgot; adaptēt sesuaikan (zich) aanpassen tilpasse, omstille (seg); bearbeide przystosowywać (się) 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

n adapˈtation [ӕ-]

aanpassing تَكَيُّف، تَكْيِيف адаптация přizpůsobování; adaptace tilpasning; bearbejdning die Anpassung διασκευή, προσαρμογή adaptación kohanemine سازگاری sovitus adaptation הִסתָגלוּת, הַתאָמָה अनुकूलन prilagodba alkalmaz(kod)ás adaptasi aðlögun adattamento 適応 적응, 개작(改作) prisitaikymas piemērošanās; pielāgošanās; adaptēšana adaptasi aanpassing tilpasning, bearbeidelse adaptacja 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

adj aˈdaptable

willing or able to change to fit in with different circumstances Children are usually very adaptable. aanpasbaar قَابِل لِلتَكَيُّف приспособим přizpůsobivý smidig; fleksibel; tilpasningsdygtig anpassungsfähig ευπροσάρμοστος adaptable kohanemisvõimeline انطباق پذیر؛ سازگار sopeutuva adaptable מִסְתָגֶל, נִיתָן לְהַתאִימוֹ अनुकूलनीय prilagodljiv alkalmazkodni tudó bisa beradaptasi aðlögunarhæfur adattabile 適応性のある (쉽게) 적응하는 lengvai prisitaikantis piemērojams; pielāgojams; adaptējams mudah menyuaikan diri soepel smidig, tilpasningsdyktig przystosowujący się 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

n aˌdaptaˈbility

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

n aˈdaptor

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 adaptér, rozdvojka adapter der Adapter υποδοχή μπρίζας, πολύμπριζο ladrón, adaptador adapter آداپتور؛ سه شاخه adapteri adaptateur מְתָאֶם अनुकूलक adapter elosztó adaptor millistykki, tengi; straumbreytir adattatore 調整器具 가감 장치, 각색자 adapteris, garso ėmiklis adapters alat pembolehubah elektrik tussenstuk adapter, overgangsplugg złączka, wtyczka uniwersalna adaptador adaptor; ştecăr адаптер adaptér, rozvodka adapter adapter adapter, grenuttag ปลั๊กไฟที่มีหลายเต้ารับ adaptör 轉接器 адаптер ایک برقی آلہ cái nắn dòng điện 接续器