dopasowywać

From dopasować +‎ -ywać. First attested in 1842.^[1][2]

• IPA^(key): /dɔ.pa.sɔˈvɘ.vat͡ɕ/

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• Rhymes: -ɘvat͡ɕ
• Syllabification: do‧pa‧so‧wy‧wać

dopasowywać impf (perfective dopasować) [with accusative], [with do (+ genitive)]

1. (transitive) to match, to fit (to coordinate by appearance or function)

   dopasowywać ubrania ― to match clothes

2. (transitive) to match, to fit (to coordinate by shape or size)
3. (transitive) to tailor (to make or adapt (something) for a specific need)

   dopasowywać budżet ― to tailor a budget

4. (transitive, sewing) to align, to match (to set two or more similar elements together)
5. (transitive) to alter, to customize, to tailor (to sew clothes such that it fit one's body more tightly)
6. (reflexive with się) to adapt, to adjust to blend in, to conform, to tailor, to match (to change one's behavior, appearance, or anything similar to be better suited to a situation, particularly social norms)

   Synonym: podpasowywać się

   dopasowywać się do sytuacji ― to adjust to a situation

7. (reflexive with się) to adapt, to adjust to blend in, to conform, to tailor, to match to each other

• dopasowywać in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• dopasowywać in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “dopasowywać”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 510