adapter

Definitions of adapter
  1. verb
    accord or comport with
    synonyms: arranger, concorder avec, convenir, s'accorder avec
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    type of:
    correspondre, s'accorder, être similaire
    be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
  2. verb
    conform to some shape or size
    synonyms: aller, avoir la bonne taille, être à la taille
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    types:
    aller
    be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired
    type of:
    être
    have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
  3. verb
    make fit
    synonyms: ajuster
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    type of:
    façonner, former
    give shape or form to
  4. verb
    make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
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    types:
    acclimater
    make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
    acclimater
    adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
    acclimater
    adopt to another place
    type of:
    changer, modifier, varier
    become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
  5. verb
    insert or adjust several objects or people
  6. verb
    make correspondent or conformable
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