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adapt Listen to audioˈdæpt/ verb
adapts; adapt·ed; adapt·ing
1 : to change your behavior so that it is easier to live in a particular place or situation [no obj] When children go to a different school, it usually takes them a while to adapt.usually + to These fish all adapt easily to colder water. She has adapted to college life quite easily. [+ obj] She has adapted herself to college life quite easily.
2 [+ obj] : to change (something) so that it functions better or is better suited for a purpose
The teachers adapted [=modified] the curriculum so that students of all abilities will benefit from it. The camera has been adapted for underwater use. The clock was adapted to run on batteries.
3 [+ obj] : to change (a movie, book, play, etc.) so that it can be presented in another form
He adapted the novel for the stage. [=he rewrote the novel as a play] The movie was adapted from the book of the same title. adapting the movie for television

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