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rewrite

v. rewrite so as to make fit to suit a new or different purpose; "re-write a play for use in schools"

transcribe

v. rewrite or arrange a piece of music for an instrument or medium other than that originally intended

adjust, conform

v. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"

make fit, accommodate

v. make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country"

adjust, get accustomed

v. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"

dramatize, dramatise

v. put into dramatic form; "adopt a book for a screenplay"

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Fuzzynyms (180)

compose, write, write music

v. write music; "Beethoven composed nine symphonies"

score, write a score for

v. write a musical score for

record, note, enter, put down, make a record of, note down

v. make a record of; set down in permanent form

copy, recreate

v. make a replica of; "copy that drawing"; "re-create a picture by Rembrandt"

reproduce, procreate, multiply

v. have offspring or young; "The deer in our neighborhood reproduce madly"; "The Catholic Church tells people to procreate, no matter what their economic situation may be"

adjust, adapt, get accustomed

v. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"

accommodate, reconcile

v. make compatible with; "The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories"

suit, fit, accommodate

v. be agreeable or acceptable to; "This suits my needs"

change, alter

v. cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

follow, comply, abide by, be compliant

v. act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes; "He complied with my instructions"; "You must comply or else!"; "Follow these simple rules"; "abide by the rules"

habituate, accustom, make used

v. make psychologically or physically used (to something); "She became habituated to the background music"

acclimatize, acclimate, get used to the climate, acclimatise

v. get used to a certain climate; "They never acclimatized in Egypt"

familiarize, familiarise, make familiar

v. make familiar or acquainted; "you should acquaint yourself with your new computer"; "We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings"

naturalize, make more natural, make more lifelike

v. make more natural or lifelike

attune

v. adjust or accustom to; bring into harmony with

harmonize, reconcile

v. bring into consonance or accord; "harmonize one's goals with one's abilities"

synchronize, sync, make synchronous

v. make synchronous and adjust in time or manner; "Let's synchronize our efforts"

accommodate, oblige

v. provide a service or favor for someone; "We had to oblige him"

tailor, sew, tailor-make

v. create (clothes) with cloth; "Can the seamstress sew me a suit by next week?"

temper, season, dilate

v. make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism"

adapt, make fit, accommodate

v. make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country"

belong

v. be suitable or acceptable; "This student somehow doesn't belong"

conform, comply

v. be similar, be in line with

belong

v. be classified with; "The whales belong among the mammals"

discipline, condition, train

v. train by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control; "Parents must discipline their children"; "Is this dog trained?"

pause suddenly, break off

v. prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the negotiations"

fracture, crack

v. become fractured; break or crack on the surface only; "The glass cracked when it was heated"

note, observe, observe with care

v. observe with care or pay close attention to; "Take note of this chemical reaction"

accommodate, reconcile

v. make compatible with; "The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories"

suit, fit, accommodate

v. be agreeable or acceptable to; "This suits my needs"

acclimatize, acclimate, get used to the climate, acclimatise

v. get used to a certain climate; "They never acclimatized in Egypt"

habituate, accustom, make used

v. make psychologically or physically used (to something); "She became habituated to the background music"

temper, season, dilate

v. make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism"

adjust, conform, adapt

v. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"

adjust, adapt, get accustomed

v. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"

accommodate, oblige

v. provide a service or favor for someone; "We had to oblige him"

suit

v. be agreeable or acceptable; "This time suits me"

adjust, conform, adapt

v. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"

accommodate, reconcile

v. make compatible with; "The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories"

suit, fit, accommodate

v. be agreeable or acceptable to; "This suits my needs"

change, alter

v. cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

habituate, accustom, make used

v. make psychologically or physically used (to something); "She became habituated to the background music"

familiarize, familiarise, make familiar

v. make familiar or acquainted; "you should acquaint yourself with your new computer"; "We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings"

naturalize, make more natural, make more lifelike

v. make more natural or lifelike

redress, right, correct, compensate

v. make reparations or amends for; "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust"

customize, customise

v. make according to requirements; "customize a car"

design, devise, make up

v. come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"

tailor, sew, tailor-make

v. create (clothes) with cloth; "Can the seamstress sew me a suit by next week?"

discipline, condition, train

v. train by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control; "Parents must discipline their children"; "Is this dog trained?"

condition, put into a proper state

v. put into a better state; "he conditions old cars"

inure, harden

v. cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate; "He was inured to the cold"

temper, season, dilate

v. make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism"

temper, moderate, chasten

v. restrain or temper

toughen, make tougher, make tough

v. make tough or tougher; "This experience will toughen her"

change, alter, vary

v. make or become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence; "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season"

bound, throttle, trammel, limit, restrict, restrain, confine

v. place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"

hold, restrain, confine, straiten

v. to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom"

adapt, make fit, accommodate

v. make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country"

accommodate, oblige

v. provide a service or favor for someone; "We had to oblige him"

suit

v. be agreeable or acceptable; "This time suits me"

act, play, represent

v. play a role or part; "Gielgud played Hamlet"; "She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role"; "She played the servant to her husband's master"

appear

v. appear as a character on stage or appear in a play, etc.; "Gielgud appears briefly in this movie"; "She appeared in `Hamlet' on the London stage"

copy, simulate, imitate

v. reproduce someone's behavior or looks; "The mime imitated the passers-by"; "Children often copy their parents or older siblings"

enact, reenact, re-enact, act out

v. act out; represent or perform as if in a play; "She reenacted what had happened earlier that day"

perform, give a performance

v. give a performance (of something); "Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight"; "We performed a popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera"

realize, actualize

v. make real or concrete; give reality or substance to; "our ideas must be substantiated into actions"

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