Adapt
Adapt verb - To change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation.
Limit
Limit verb - To set bounds or an upper limit for.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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His progress is stunted when he gets to (then) modern-day technology, however, claiming that he had reached the limit of what he could adapt from the timeship.
Source: E.T. Gave Us Wi-Fi - That being said, he remains rather incompetent throughout the whole game, as while he can adapt to limit Mario's ability to fight him, Mario keeps gaining more techniques that render him a joke again.
Source: Adaptive Ability
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Limit and Adapt. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/adapt/limit
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