gear

noun1 of 2

special supplies, tools, or clothes needed for a particular activity; machinery that turns power into forward or backward movement

• “We had to gear our lives to the new circumstances.”Tatoeba
• “These are small gears that have to work well.”Tatoeba

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verb2 of 2

(usually with to or toward(s)) To design or devise (something) so as to be suitable (for a particular type of person or a particular purpose).