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adapt Definition

adapt (ə dapt)

transitive verb

  1. to make fit or suitable by changing or adjusting
  2. to adjust (oneself) to new or changed circumstances

Etymology: Fr adapter < L adaptare < ad-, to + aptare, to fit: see apt

intransitive verb

to adjust oneself

adapt Synonyms

adapt

v.

  1. To alter or adjust

    modify, adjust, readjust; see accommodate 2, change 1.

  2. To adapt oneself

    accustom, acclimate, accommodate; see change 4, conform. See syn. study atadjust.

adapt Usage Examples

Object

  • toilet: Adapted toilets off main foyer at Dress Circle level.
  • WC: Adapted WC on the right inside Ramillies Place entrance.
  • curriculum: How can we adapt the curriculum to the needs of disabled learners?
  • recipe: You can adapt any conventional buttercream recipe by substituting vegan margarine for butter and soya milk for cow's milk.
  • translation: In this case we can adapt the translation via rejection.
  • novel: The BBC has once again done a masterful job of adapting the novel to the format of radio drama.

Modifying Another Word

  • specially: We have received a question about specially adapted vision in Ospreys.

Infinitive complement

  • suit: My faith now is somewhat adapted to suit me.
  • cope: S36 when the invertebrate populations are least adapted to cope.
  • accommodate: Cars adapted to accommodate wheelchair users are vital to disabled people to get out and about and enjoy active lives.
  • survive: Prairie grass Temperate forest â Trees have adapted to survive many climates.
  • meet: In what ways might they be adapted to meet new needs?
  • fit: Consider how your patterns might be adapted to fit your cover size.

Present participle complement

  • accord: All our activities are risk assessed before we start, and adapted according to any necessary control measures.
  • exist: The guide gives advice on how to design new sports buildings and alter or adapt existing buildings to ensure good access.
  • depend: The workshops are designed and adapted depending on the particular circumstances of the community group, school, college or university.

Preposition: from

  • novel: It is adapted from the best-selling semi-autobiographical novel by Esther Freud, who was in effect one of the children.
  • audit: This resource is adapted from the original audit developed the Center for Bioscience.

Preposition: for

  • television: Ayo: Are there any plans for Run For Home to be adapted for television?
  • audience: These demonstrations can also be adapted for general non-scientist audiences.