Changes or adjusts something to fit new conditions or requirements, or becomes adjusted to new conditions.
From Latin 'adaptare' (to fit to), present tense third person singular or plural form.
When a novel adapts to film or a recipe adapts to a new ingredient, we're watching the same principle that lets species survive extinction—the flexibility to change while keeping the essential core intact.
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