Adapt and Vary

Adapt

Adapt verb - Make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose.

Usage example: Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country

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Vary and adapt are semantically related in alter topic. In some cases you can use "Vary" instead a verb "Adapt".

Vary verb - To be unlike; to not be the same.

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Adapt and vary are semantically related in alter topic. Sometimes you can use "Adapt" instead a verb "Vary".

Nearby Words: varied, various, varying

life	adapt life	vary life
attack	adapt attack	vary attack
thanks	adapt thanks	vary thanks
series	adapt series	vary series
Other words: scene, way, bit, album, customs, times, powers, weapons, abilities, footage.

In Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003), Donatello's intelligence rises sharply to the point where he can build just about anything within a day or two (it seems to vary on how soon the team needs it), and figures out how to adapt Utrom tech, along with almost all other alien technology.

Source: The Smart Guy / Western Animation

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