(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If you ~ to a new situation or ~ yourself to it, you change your ideas or behaviour in order to deal with it successfully.
The world will be different, and we will have to be prepared to ~ to the change...
They have had to ~ themselves to a war economy.
= adjust
VERB: V to n, V pron-refl to n, also V
2.
If you ~ something, you change it to make it suitable for a new purpose or situation.
Shelves were built to ~ the library for use as an office.
= modify
VERB: V n, also V n to n
3.
If you ~ a book or play, you change it so that it can be made into a film or a television programme.
The scriptwriter helped him to ~ his novel for the screen...
The film has been ~ed from a play of the same title.
VERB: V n, V n
4.
see also ~ed