adapt

Definition

  • verb: to change your behavior so that it is easier to live in a particular place or situation
  • verb: to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification
  • usually + 'to'
  • synonyms: acclimate, acclimatize, accommodate

Examples

  • The teachers 'adapted' [='modified'] the curriculum so that students of all abilities will benefit from it.

  • When children go to a different school, it usually takes them a while to 'adapt'.

  • He 'adapted' the novel for the stage. [=he rewrote the novel as a play]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Plasma coolant will liquefy organic material on contact. The Borg cannot survive without their organic components. All weapons will be set on a rotating modulation. The Borg will adapt quickly. We'll be able to fire shots at most. You may encounter crew members who have already been assimilated. (..)
    1996 Star Trek: First Contact
  • (..) We have it in visual range. A Borg cube on course ... We are the Borg. Lower your shields and surrender your ships. We will add your biological distinctiveness to our own. Your culture will adapt to serve us. Resistance is futile. All units, open fire. They've broken through the defence perimeter. (..)
    1996 Star Trek: First Contact