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English verb: adapt | |||
| 1. | adapt (change) make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose | ||
| Samples | Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country. | ||
| Synonyms | accommodate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, vary | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | adjust, anglicise, anglicize, Christianize, cultivate, domesticate, domesticate, electrify, fit, gear, naturalise, naturalise, naturalize, naturalize, orient, pitch, shoehorn, tailor, tame, tame, transcribe, wire | ||
| 2. | adapt (change) adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions | ||
| Samples | We must adjust to the bad economic situation. | ||
| Synonyms | adjust, conform | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | acclimate, acclimatise, acclimatize, assimilate, focalise, focalize, focus, match, obey, readapt, readapt, readjust, square | ||
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