adecuar

to adapt

verb ah-deh-KWAHR Rare

Origin: From Latin adaequare 'to make equal to'.

Also means

to adjust

Usage Note

Adecuar admits two accepted conjugations in the present: the traditional diphthong forms (adecuo, adecuas, like averiguar) and the increasingly common hiatus forms (adecúo, adecúas, like actuar). The reflexive adecuarse a means 'to adapt to' or 'to suit': el programa se adecúa a las necesidades del alumno.

Examples

"Hay que adecuar el plan a la nueva situación."

Natural Translation

We need to adapt the plan to the new situation.

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