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Verb

adjust - alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels"
set, correct
modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
proportion adjust in size relative to other things
modulate vary the frequency, amplitude, phase, or other characteristic of (electromagnetic waves)
temper make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism"
tune, tune up adjust the pitches of (musical instruments); "My piano needs to be tuned"
calibrate, fine-tune, graduate make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring; "calibrate an instrument"; "graduate a cylinder"
tune, tune up adjust the pitches of (musical instruments); "My piano needs to be tuned"
time adjust so that a force is applied and an action occurs at the desired time; "The good player times his swing so as to hit the ball squarely"
trim adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used
zero, zero in adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value
zero adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value
readjust, reset adjust anew; "After moving back to America, he had to readjust"
attune adjust or accustom to; bring into harmony with
time adjust so that a force is applied and an action occurs at the desired time; "The good player times his swing so as to hit the ball squarely"
set set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly; "set clocks or instruments"
regulate, modulate fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of; "regulate the temperature"; "modulate the pitch"
focalise, focalize, focus, sharpen put (an image) into focus; "Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie"
sync, synchronise, synchronize make synchronous and adjust in time or manner; "Let's synchronize our efforts"
pressurise, pressurize increase the pressure in or of; "The captain will pressurize the cabin for the passengers' comfort"
depressurise, depressurize, decompress decrease the pressure of; "depressurize the cabin in the air plane"
fit, match insert or adjust several objects or people; "Can you fit the toy into the box?"; "This man can't fit himself into our work environment"
plumb adjust with a plumb line so as to make vertical
ordinate, align, coordinate place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight; "align the car with the curb"; "align the sheets of paper on the table"
reconcile, harmonise, harmonize come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up"
linearise, linearize make linear or get into a linear form; "a catalyst linearizes polyethylene"
justify adjust the spaces between words; "justify the margins"
citify accustom to urban ways; "Immigration will citify the country?"
adjust - adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"
conform, adapt
change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
readapt, readjust adapt anew; "He readapted himself"
readapt adapt anew; "He readapted himself"
assimilate become similar to one's environment; "Immigrants often want to assimilate quickly"
focalise, focalize, focus put (an image) into focus; "Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie"
acclimate, acclimatise, acclimatize get used to a certain climate; "They never acclimatized in Egypt"
match be equal or harmonize; "The two pieces match"
obey be obedient to
square make square; "Square the circle"; "square the wood with a file"
adjust - make correspondent or conformable; "Adjust your eyes to the darkness"
adapt, accommodate make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country"
adjust - decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim
adjudicate, decide, resolve, settle reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"
adjust - place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight; "align the car with the curb"; "align the sheets of paper on the table"
align, aline, line up
skew turn or place at an angle; "the lines on the sheet of paper are skewed"
reorient set or arrange in a new or different determinate position; "Orient the house towards the South"
address adjust and aim (a golf ball) at in preparation of hitting
synchronise, synchronize make synchronous and adjust in time or manner; "Let's synchronize our efforts"
realign, realine align anew or better; "The surgeon realigned my jaw after the accident"
true, true up make level, square, balanced, or concentric; "true up the cylinder of an engine"
collimate adjust the line of sight of (an optical instrument)
concenter, concentre, focalise, focalize, focus bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions
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Verb

adjust - To modify.
adjust - To improve or rectify.
adjust - To settle an insurance claim.
adjust - To change to fit circumstances.

OmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • adjust
    To change to reach a certain scope or condition.
  • adjust
    To adapt something; to alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard.
  • adjust
    To make partial changes.
  • adjust
    To arrange in a straight line.
  • adjust
    To settle an insurance claim.

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) adjust
  • Presens: adjust / adjusts
  • Preteritum: adjusted
  • Perfektum: (have) adjusted

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