Adapt
Adapt verb - To change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation.
Usage example: it always takes freshmen a little while to adapt themselves to high school
Transform is a synonym for adapt in convert topic. In some cases you can use "Transform" instead a verb "Adapt", when it comes to topics like alter, modify.
Transform
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She is described as normally looking like a cat, but as her name suggests she is able to transform and adapt to any need, and she is said to be bioengineered with Smilodon genes.
Source: Cartoon Creature - Galahad: If you're prepared to adapt and learn, you can transform.
Source: Pop-Cultural Osmosis Failure
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Transform and Adapt. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/adapt/transform
Adapt & Transform. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/adapt/transform>.
Transform or Adapt. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/adapt/transform.
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