アダプト

あ

だ

ぷ

と

Meanings

1

noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Borrowed from English; used as a suru-verb in technical, business, or creative contexts to mean adjusting something to fit new conditions.

海かい外がい市し場じょうに合あわせて製せい品ひんをアダプトする必ひつ要ようがある。
We need to adapt the product for overseas markets.
この小しょう説せつ

を

映えい

画が

用よう

に

アダプト

する

の

は

難むずか

しい

。

Adapting this novel for film is difficult.

適てき応おう
適応 is the native Japanese noun for adaptation, often used in biological or psychological contexts, while アダプト is a loanword with a more active, process-oriented nuance.

Loanword from English 'adapt'.