Definition of adapt
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make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
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- accommodate
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adjust
make correspondent or conformable
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gear, pitch
set the level or character of
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popularise, popularize
make understandable to the general public
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fit
insert or adjust several objects or people
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anglicise, anglicize
make English in appearance
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shoehorn
fit for a specific purpose even when not well suited
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orient, tailor
adjust to a specific need or market
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domesticate, tame
make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
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cultivate, domesticate, naturalise, naturalize, tame
adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
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Christianize
adapt in the name of Christianity
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naturalise, naturalize
adopt to another place
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electrify, wire
equip for use with electricity
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transcribe
rewrite or arrange a piece of music for an instrument or medium other than that originally intended
adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions
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readapt, readjust
adjust anew
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readapt
adapt anew
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assimilate
become similar to one's environment
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acculturate
assimilate culturally
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focalise, focalize, focus
become focussed or come into focus
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acclimate, acclimatise, acclimatize
get used to a certain climate
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match
be equal or harmonize
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obey
be obedient to
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abide by, comply, follow
act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes
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take orders
receive and be expected to follow directions or commands
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heed, listen, mind
pay close attention to; give heed to
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square
cause to match, as of ideas or acts
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change
undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
Vocabulary Lists for adapt
- abaft
- abase
- abate
- abdicate
- abet
Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" Intro + Chapters 1-7 »(650 words)
Vocabulary study list for Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The...
- embroider
- imbue
- ignominy
- decapitate
- scaffold
Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" Chapters 16-24 »(619 words)
Vocabulary study list for Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The...
- estranged
- scaffold
- gesticulate
- pillory
- stigma
WordMasters: Grade 6 Gold Division Nov-Dec '08 »(25 words)
http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/wordmasters/1567/
- motif
- rig
- strident
- residue
- orient

