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
Tune
Tune verb - Adjust the pitches of (musical instruments).
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Michael Jackson's Dangerous tour opened with a video montage set to this.Music American power/thrash metal band Iced Earth managed to adapt the tune in a way that freshened it up without losing any of the epic feeling in their song "Angels Holocaust".
Source: Music / Carmina Burana
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