adapt
verbHow to pronounce adapt:
Definition of adapt:
- adapt (verb):
- to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification
- to adjust (something or oneself) to different conditions
Synonyms for adapt:
accommodate
adjust
alter
anglicise
anglicize
change
christianize
cultivate
domesticate
electrify
fit
gear
naturalise
naturalize
pitch
shoehorn
tailor
tame
transcribe
vary
wire
Antonyms for adapt:
argue
balk at
be at odds with
break with
buck
call in question
call into question
call out
challenge
come out against
confront
contend
contest
contradict
contravene
controvert
counter
debate
decline
defy
demur
demur against
denounce
deny
differ
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