Elementary SSAT vocabulary

adapt

verb

To change so you can fit a new place, situation, or need.

Closest meaning

adjust

Examples

  • We adapt our game when rain makes the field slippery.
  • Polar bears adapt to their icy home with thick fur.
  • I adapt the recipe when we run out of eggs.

Try a practice question

Which is closest in meaning to “adapt”?

  1. A.object representing an idea
  2. B.major change or overthrow
  3. C.adjust
  4. D.practice
Show the answer

C. adjust — adapt means “To change so you can fit a new place, situation, or need.”

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Words close to adapt in meaning or spelling.

  • adaptation
  • alter

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