adapt /ə-daptˈ/

1. To make fit or suitable
2. To modify
3. To adjust

To adjust to new conditions

adaptabilˈity noun

adaptˈable adjective

adaptˈableness noun

adaptation /ad-əp-tāˈshən/ noun

1. The fact, act, process or result of adapting
2. A character by which anything is adapted to conditions
3. Adjustment

adaptˈative adjective

adaptˈed adjective

1. Modified to suit
2. Suitable

adaptˈer or adaptor noun

1. Someone who or something which adapts
2. An attachment or accessory enabling a piece of apparatus to be used for a purpose, or in conditions, other than that or those for which it was originally intended, esp a device that will connect two parts of different sizes, or a device that enables one to connect two electrical devices (eg a plug and socket) that have incompatible terminals, or that allows more than one electrical appliance to be powered from one socket

adapˈtion noun

Adaptation

adaptˈive adjective

adaptˈively adverb

• set spurs to
• set square
• set squares
• set-stitch'd
• set store by
• sett
• settee
• settees
• setter
• settered
• setter-forth
• settering
• set terms
• setter-off
• setter-on
• setter-out
• setters
• setter-up
• setterwort
• setterworts
• set the ball rolling
• set the cat among the pigeons
• set the heather on fire
• set theory
• set the pace