adapt

adapt
 /əˈdæpt/  verb  , adapts, adapt·ed, adapt·ing
  1 : to change your behavior so that it is easier to live in a particular place or situation
   [  no obj  ] When children go to a different school, it usually takes them a while to adapt.
    — usually + to
    These fish all adapt easily to colder water.
    She has adapted to college life quite easily.
   
   [  + obj  ] She has adapted herself to college life quite easily.
  2 [  + obj  ] : to change (something) so that it functions better or is better suited for a purpose
   The teachers adapted [=modified] the curriculum so that students of all abilities will benefit from it.
   The camera has been adapted for underwater use.
   The clock was adapted to run on batteries.
  3 [  + obj  ] : to change (a movie, book, play, etc.) so that it can be presented in another form
   He adapted the novel for the stage. [=he rewrote the novel as a play]
   The movie was adapted from the book of the same title.
   adapting the movie for television

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