adapt | (verb) make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose | Synonyms: accommodate |
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(verb) adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions | Synonyms: adjust, conform |
adaptability | (noun) the ability to change (or be changed) to fit changed circumstances | - |
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adaptable | (adjective) capable of adapting (of becoming or being made suitable) to a particular situation or use | - |
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adaptation | (noun) (physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light) | - |
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(noun) a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form | Synonyms: version |
(noun) the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions) | Synonyms: adaption, adjustment |
adaptational | (adjective) of or relating to adaptation | - |
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adaptative | (adjective) having a capacity for adaptation | Synonyms: adaptive |
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adapted | (adjective) changed in order to improve or made more fit for a particular purpose | Synonyms: altered |
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adapter | (noun) device that enables something to be used in a way different from that for which it was intended or makes different pieces of apparatus compatible | Synonyms: adaptor |
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(noun) a musician who adapts a composition for particular voices or instruments or for another style of performance | Synonyms: arranger, transcriber |
adaption | (noun) the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions) | Synonyms: adaptation, adjustment |
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adaptive | (adjective) having a capacity for adaptation | Synonyms: adaptative |
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adaptor | (noun) device that enables something to be used in a way different from that for which it was intended or makes different pieces of apparatus compatible | Synonyms: adapter |
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maladaptive | (adjective) showing faulty adaptation | - |
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nonadaptive | (adjective) (of a trait or condition) failing to serve an adjustive purpose | Synonyms: dysfunctional |
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readapt | (verb) adapt anew | - |
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(verb) adjust anew | Synonyms: readjust |
unadaptability | (noun) the inability to change or be changed to fit changed circumstances | - |
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unadaptable | (adjective) not adaptable | - |
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unadapted | (adjective) not having adapted to new conditions | Synonyms: unadjusted |
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(adjective) not changed in form or character for a purpose | - |