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Synonyms for adapt

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 1 sense · verb · Reason line included

The senseverbTier 3, RidgelineChange

make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose

Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

accommodate

Same sentence, swapped: Accommodate our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for adapt as it is used in the sentence above.

lighten
lace
instrument

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Closest first: other change words at Ridgeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

tightenverbfastenmake tight or tighterRidgeline2 sensesHas a reason line tinkerverbfiddletry to fix or mendRidgeline turbulentadjectivetroubledcharacterized by unrest or disorder or insubordinationRidgelineHas a reason line wasteverb, noundesolatecause extensive destruction or ruin utterlyRidgeline2 sensesHas a reason line sluiceverbflushirrigate with water from a sluiceRidgelineHas a reason line smashverbdashbreak into pieces, as by striking or knocking overTreeline soakverbimbuefill, soak, or imbue totallyHigh CampHas a reason line juvenileadjectiveadolescentdisplaying or suggesting a lack of maturityRidgeline

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