adapt

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To make suitable; to make to correspond; to fit or suit.
2. (transitive) To fit by alteration; to modify or remodel for a different purpose; to adjust.
3. (transitive) To make by altering or fitting something else; to produce by change of form or character.
4. (intransitive) To make oneself comfortable to a new thing.

Adj

Adapted; fit; suited; suitable; apt.

Synonyms

adjust

accommodate

fit

conform

modify

assimilate

alter

change

match

acclimatize

apply

arrange

regulate

acclimate

turn into

gear

⚙️

key

🔑

settle

tune

make over

make practical use

attune

transfer

transpose

become accustomed to

fashion

square

suit

coordinate

reconcile

transcribe

grow accustomed

connect

conform to

conformation

conformability

agree

adaptable

configure

affix

concord

joint

conciliate

adopt

accustom

join

integrate

install

comply

formulate

Translations

adapter

anpassen

adaptar

adattare

aanpassen

adaptar

adaptieren

ajuster

angleichen

ajustar

adaptar

acomodar

accommoder

uniformare

adeguare

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈdæpt/

Etymology

From Middle English *adapten (attested in Middle English adapted (past participle)), from Latin adaptāre (“to fit to”), from ad- (“to”) + aptāre (“to make fit”), from aptus (“fit”); see apt.