adapt (something) for (something)

adapt (something) for (something)

To change or adjust something for a new or different purpose. I heard that the studio is adapting that book for a movie. Have they adapted the building for wheelchair accessibility?

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adapt something for something

to change or alter something for use with something else. Has this furnace been adapted for natural gas?

See also: adapt

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