adapt
adapt Lexical Profile
adapt Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To become adjusted or suited to new conditions or environments.
"Many desert plants have evolved deep root systems to adapt to the arid climate."
To make something suitable for a new use, purpose, or situation; to modify.
"The engineering team had to adapt the software architecture to support mobile devices."
To rewrite or arrange a literary or musical work for a different medium, style, or audience (such as film, television, or stage).
"The screenwriter was hired to adapt the bestselling historical novel into a six-part television series."
Word Nuance & Usage
Do not confuse 'adapt' (to modify or adjust to new conditions) with 'adopt' (to take up as one's own or legally take a child into one's family) or 'adept' (highly skilled).
• Rhymes for adapt
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the early 17th century from Middle French adapter, from Latin adaptare ('to fit, adjust'), formed from ad- ('to') + aptare ('to join or fit'), from aptus ('fitted').