Adapt (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

• Accommodate

Hypernyms

• Alter
• Vary

Hyponyms

• Orient
• Anglicize
• Pitch
• Wire
• Tame
• Naturalise
• Cultivate
• Naturalize

Related Words

• Adaptative (adjective)
• Adapter (noun)
• Adaptable (adjective)
• Adaptor (noun)

Meaning ²

Adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

• Adjust
• Conform

Hypernyms

• Get Used To

Hyponyms

• Focus
• Obey
• Square
• Focalize
• Readapt
• Acclimatize
• Match
• Acclimatise
• Readjust
• Assimilate

Related Words

• Adaption (noun)
• Adaptation (noun)
• Adaptive (adjective)
• Adaptable (adjective)