Adapt Definition & Meaning

adapt
verb
  1. make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country"
  2. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"

"Adapt" in song lyrics

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  • "Jail is hell, but I'll adapt"
    Afroman — Palmdale
  • "And if you ain't with this lifestyle, you better adapt"
    Big Snap — The Brotherhood
  • "see yous a actor trying to rap, now I just can not adapt"
    Dangerous Dame — If You Got It You Got It

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