Real Dictionary

adapt
a gradual change in the characteristics of a population of animals or plants over successive generations: accounts for the origin of existing species from ancestors unlike them [...]
a group or combination of interrelated, interdependent, or interacting elements forming a collective entity; a methodical or coordinated assemblage of parts, facts, concepts, etc [...]
an immune person or animal [...]
the ability of an organism to resist disease, either through the activities of specialized blood cells or antibodies produced by them in response to natural exposure or inoculation ( active immunity) or by the injection of antiserum or the transfer of ant
the act of responding; reply or reaction [...]
to adjust (someone or something, esp oneself) to different conditions, a new environment, etc [...]
verb: If you adapt a book or play, you change it so that it can be made into a film or a television programme.
verb: If you adapt something, you change it to make it suitable for a new purpose or situation.
verb: If you adapt to a new situation or adapt yourself to it, you change your ideas or behaviour in order to deal with it successfully.