menyera

v.

1. adapt to, become accustomed. Adapt to. To become accustomed or develop tolerance to something; in agriculture, refers to pest resistance to pesticides, physiological adaptation to use stored nutrients, or variety adaptation to environmental conditions.

Example: Gũcenjania dawa kĩmera-inĩ nĩkũgiragia tũgunyũ na tũtambi kũmenyera dawa ĩmwe. (Several insecticides should be alternated in a crop’s season in order to prevent the pest from gaining resistance over either of the chemicals.); Irio cia mũthemba ũyũ nîihotithagia mwĩrĩ kũmenyera kũhũthira calcium ĩrĩa yaigĩte mahĩndĩ-inĩ ĩtamũthithũ. (Such a diet stimulates the calcium regulatory system to keep the blood levels normal by mobilizing the body stores from the bone.); Nĩmanhotagwo mũno ni mĩrĩmũ ta Anthracnose na Powdery mildew, nĩ ũrũgithagia imera na ndũhotaga kũmenyera matũra mamwe. (Susceptible to Anthracnose and Powdery Mildew, Alternate Bearing, range of altitude adaptation is limited)