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Showing words for ADAPTING using the English dictionary
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Definitions for Adapting
[1] to make suitable to requirements or conditions; adjust or modify fittingly: They adapted themselves to the change quickly. He adapted the novel for movies.
[2] to adjust oneself to different conditions, environment, etc.: to adapt easily to all circumstances.
[3] (often foll by to) to adjust (someone or something, esp oneself) to different conditions, a new environment, etc
[4] (tr) to fit, change, or modify to suit a new or different purpose to adapt a play for use in schools
Words related to Adapting
adaptaccustom, fit, prepare, conform, acclimate, modify, accommodate, shape, tailor, comply, readjust, suit, alter, revise, familiarize, square, reconcile, make, habituate, qualify
Words nearby Adapting
adaptadams-stokes syndrome, adamsite, adana, adansonian classification, adapazari, adapt, adaptable, adaptation, adapter, adaption, adaptive
Origin of Adapting
1605–15; < Latin adaptāre to fit, adjust, perhaps via French adapter. See ad-, apt
Words that may be confused with Adapting
WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, adaptadapt, adept, adopt
Other words from Adapting
a·dapt·ed·ness , noun
mis·a·dapt , verb
non·a·dapt·ing , adjective
re·a·dapt , verb (used with object)
un·a·dapt·ed , adjective
well-a·dapt·ed , adjective
Word origin for Adapting
C17: from Latin adaptāre, from ad- to + aptāre to fit, from aptus apt
Synonyms for Adapting
acclimate, accommodate, accustom, alter, comply, conform, fit, modify, prepare, readjust, revise, shape, suit, tailor, change, familiarize, fashion, habituate, harmonize, make, match, qualify, reconcile, remodel, square, come around, get act together, get used to, grow used to, play the game, roll with punches, shape up