adj, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of adapt form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Having been subject to an alteration or change to fit a different circumstance or medium.

   "That movie was an adapted novel."

Adjective

1. 1
   changed in order to improve or made more fit for a particular purpose wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

a proposableacclimatedacclimatizedaccommodatedaccommodated to

Example

More examples

"They moved to New York, but adapted easily to their new surroundings."

Related phrases

dark-adaptedill-adaptedwell-adapted

Related Topic Clusters

Interview and Promotion Storytelling

Vocabulary for stronger STAR responses and promotion case narratives.

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