Adapt
v.resilient, capableeveryday
Meaning 1
To change what you do or how something works so it fits new conditions.
Reach for it when praising a practical response to changed needs without implying surrender
The library will adapt its workshops for residents with limited vision.
Choose between these
5- everyday
adjust
a limited change restores a good fit
not when Adjust suggests a smaller response than reinventing the approach.
- warm
be flexible
willingness to change matters more than the exact revision
not when Flexibility is an attitude; adaptation is the completed response.
- professional
pivot
strategy changes direction after new information
not when Pivot sounds trendy and overstates a minor accommodation.
- formal
acclimate
a person or organism gradually becomes used to conditions
not when Acclimate is not the choice for redesigning a procedure.
- literary
change unfolds gradually through experience
not when Evolve can make a deliberate decision sound passive.
Meaning 2
To reshape an existing work for a different medium, audience, or use.
Reach for it when describing a deliberate conversion that preserves the core material
The playwright will adapt the memoir for a small outdoor stage.
Choose between these
3- everyday
rework
substantial editing prepares material for a new use
not when Rework can imply repairing flaws rather than serving another audience.
- professional
convert
format or function changes in a technical way
not when Conversion may discard more of the original than adaptation does.
- literary
reinterpret
a new artistic reading transforms familiar material
not when Reinterpretation may change meaning without changing the medium.
Said against
4- resist
- remain rigid
- maladjust
- reproduce
It naturally appears in
3- adapt quickly
The clinic had to adapt quickly when the bridge closed.
- adapt to change
Small firms often adapt to change through close customer contact.
- adapt a novel
The director hopes to adapt a novel without losing its quiet humor.