adapt

verb
/əˈdæpt/

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

Other meanings

To fit by alteration; to modify or remodel for a different purpose; to adjust.
To make by altering or fitting something else; to produce by change of form or character.

Synonyms

accommodate

Related words

nonadapting
adaptate
adaptogen
coadapt
counteradapt
maladapt
misadapt
osmoadapt
overadapt
preadapt
unadapt
adaptable

Example sentences

“We could adapt that to so many different things.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“Humanity must adapt to survive.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “adapt” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.