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]

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