Both Uses
adapt
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Dreaming in Cuban
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- It became clear to Lourdes shortly after she and Rufino moved to New York that he would never adapt.†
Chpt 2.9 *adapt = change to fit a different situation; or make suitable
- I guess you could say she adapted to her grief with imagination.†
Chpt 2.13
Definitions:
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(1)
(adapt as in: adapted to the new rules) changed to fit a different situation; or made suitable
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(2)
(adapted as in: the species is well adapted for) to be especially well suited or appropriate for something
- (3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)