transitive. To bring (anything) to a proper or suitable condition, state, or quality, by mingling with something else; to qualify, alloy, or dilute…

To change the purport, application, or use of; to apply or use otherwise; to give a different direction to; in bad sense, to corrupt, pervert; to…

transitive. = adapt, v. (in various senses).

transitive. To alter or amend so as to make suitable for a new use or purpose; to modify.

transitive. To alter so as to adapt (to). Obsolete. rare.

transitive. To configure again or differently; to rearrange; (Computing) to adapt (a system, software, etc.) to a new task by altering its…

figurative. To design or alter (something) to suit specific needs; to adjust or make suitable. Originally U.S.