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Phrase(s): adapt someone or something to something
to cause someone or something to change, adjust to, or get used to something else. • Can’t you adapt yourself to my way of doing things?
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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verb
to make suitable to or fit for a purpose:
Try to adapt to your surroundings.
Simple Definitions
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verb change your behaviour ADV. successfully, well The children have adapted well to the heat. | quickly | easily, readily The company can easily adapt to changing demand. | accordingly We need to assess the new situation and adapt accordingly. VERB + ADAPT be able/unable to, can/cannot | have to, must | need to PREP. to PHRASES the ability to adapt Some animals have a remarkable ability to adapt to changing environments. | find it difficult/hard to adapt A lot of companies have found it hard to adapt to the new system. change a thing PREP. for to adapt a book for television. | from The radio play had been adapted from a novel. PHRASES specially adapted The classroom has been specially adapted to take wheelchairs.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary