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tilpasse — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • adapt verb To change something so it becomes suitable for a new purpose or situation.
  • appropriate adj Suitable or correct for a particular situation.

Senses

tilpasse is used for these senses in English:

  • adapt (transitive) To make suitable; to make to correspond; to fit or suit.
  • appropriate (transitive, archaic) To make suitable to; to suit.

adapt — full definition

  1. verb To change something so it becomes suitable for a new purpose or situation.
  2. verb To adjust oneself to new conditions.

appropriate — full definition

  1. adj Suitable or correct for a particular situation.
  2. verb To take something for one's own use, often without permission.

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