to change your behaviour in order to deal more successfully with a new situation

to change something in order to make it suitable for a new use or situation

These styles can be adapted to suit individual tastes.

We need technology that can be adapted to suit the needs of the future.

The gym has been adapted for use by visually impaired students.

to change a book or play so that it can be made into a play, film, television drama, etc.

Three of her novels have been adapted for television.

The radio play had been adapted from a novel.

They have adapted her original novel beautifully.

It was adapted for the screen from his original play.

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