adapt vs gear

adapt is not a noun while gear is a noun.

adapt and gear both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
adapt	No	No	Yes	No
gear	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, gear is a hyponym of adapt; that is, gear is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than adapt:

adapt: make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
gear: set the level or character of

Other hyponyms of adapt include adjust, pitch, fit, anglicise, anglicize, shoehorn, orient, tailor, domesticate, tame, cultivate, domesticate, naturalise, naturalize, tame, Christianize, naturalise, naturalize, electrify, wire, transcribe.

adapt (noun)	gear (noun)
	a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
	equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
	wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed
	a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)

adapt (verb)	gear (verb)
make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose	set the level or character of
adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions

Difference between adapt and gear

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