1. conform; change, make suitable; match, fit; adapt oneself, become adjusted* Verb1. make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country (synonym) accommodate (hypernym) change, alter, vary (hyponym) adjust (derivation) adapter, adaptor 2. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; We must adjust to the bad economic situation (synonym) adjust, conform (hypernym) change (hyponym) readjust, readapt (derivation) adaptation, adjustment* < language> A subset of APT. [Sammet 1969, p. 606]. (1995-02-14)* verb to change to fit a new situation; she has adapted very well to her new job in the children's hospital; the brace has to be adapted to fit the patient |