0 present participle of adapt
1 to change, or to change something, to suit different conditions or uses:
Many software companies have adapted popular programs to the new operating system.
The recipe here is a pork roast adapted from Caroline O'Neill's book "Louisiana Kitchen".
[ + to infinitive ] We had to adapt our plans to fit Jack's timetable.
The play had been adapted for (= changed to make it suitable for) children.
Davies is busy adapting Brinkworth's latest novel for television.
The good thing about children is that they adapt very easily to new environments.
It took me a while to adapt to the new job.
Species have adapted to climate changes throughout history.
The ways in which organisms have adapted to survive in this extreme environment are not well understood.
To remain competitive the company has to be able to adapt to the changing marketplace.
The two cultures were so utterly disparate that she found it hard to adapt from one to the other.
The novel has been adapted for screen by a famous Hollywood director.
The best-selling computer game has been adapted for a younger audience.
Once in the body, these bacteria adapt to the environment and develop resistance to commonly used antibiotics.
A key argument is that organizations have great difficulty adapting to their environment, called 'inertia' in this literature.
