Both Uses of
adapt
in
Anna Karenina
- He did not succeed in adapting his face to the position in which he was placed towards his wife by the discovery of his fault.†
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- Darya Alexandrovna watched this luxury which was novel to her, and as a good housekeeper used to managing a household—although she never dreamed of adapting anything she saw to her own household, as it was all in a style of luxury far above her own manner of living—she could not help scrutinizing every detail, and wondering how and by whom it was all done.†
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Definition:
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(adapt as in: adapted to the new rules) changed to fit a different situation; or made suitable