adapted
v.v. to change something so it works better in a new situation. You can also use it when you change your own behavior to fit in with a new group or place.
v. to modify something to suit a new purpose or environment; to adjust one's behavior to new conditions. Transitive when modifying an object; intransitive when describing personal adjustment.
She adapted the recipe to make it vegan.
The local wildlife quickly adapted to the colder climate by growing thicker coats of fur during the winter months.
The screenwriter successfully adapted the sprawling historical novel into a tight, two-hour film that captured the original's emotional depth without sacrificing narrative clarity.
When used transitively, it often takes the preposition 'for' or 'from' ('adapted from a book'). When used intransitively, it typically takes 'to' ('adapted to the heat').
he adapted at the new schoolhe adapted to the new schoolThe verb requires the preposition 'to' when describing the process of getting used to a new environment.