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Adapt meaning

What does “adapt” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“adapt” is a verb with 2 meanings. Its most common meaning is: make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose.

adapt

verb

  1. make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose

    “Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country”

    Synonymsaccommodate

  2. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions

    “We must adjust to the bad economic situation”

    Synonymsadjustconform

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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