Entry Word: adapt

Function: verb

Meaning: to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation <it always takes freshmen a little while to adapt themselves to high school>

Synonyms acclimate, acclimatize, accommodate, adjust, condition, conform, fit, shape

Related Words readapt, readjust; customize, tailor; attune, harmonize, reconcile, suit, tune; establish, root, settle; acquaint, familiarize, orient, orientate; equip, prepare, prime, rehearse; harden, inure, season, toughen; alter, convert, make over, modify, redo, refashion, refit, remake, remodel, revamp, revise, rework, transform