adaptationnoun
uk/ˌæd.əpˈteɪ.ʃən/us/ˌæd.əpˈteɪ.ʃən/also adaption, /əˈdæp.ʃən/C1 [ U ] the process of changing to suit different conditions:
Evolution occurs as a result of adaptation to new environments.
[ C ] a film, book, play, etc. that has been made from another film, book, play, etc.:
Last year he starred in the film adaptation of Bill Cronshaw's best-selling novel.
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Adapting and modifying
- acclimate
- acclimatize
- accommodate
- acculturate
- acculturation
- amendment
- beat
- chameleon
- change with/keep up with/move with the times idiom
- configure
- doctor
- flexible
- liberty
- native
- put sth forward
- readjust
- ring
- ring the changes (on) idiom
- supple
- tailored
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Types of film, play, book etc.