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English

Etymology

Ultimately from {{term|ad|lang=la||to, up to, towards}} + {{term|iustus|tr=justus|lang=la||correct, proper, exact}}

Verb

  1. To modify.
  2. :Morimoto's recipes are adjusted to suit the American palate.
  3. To improve or rectify.
  4. :He adjusted his initial conclusion to reflect the new data.
  5. To settle an insurance claim.


Synonyms

change, edit, modify

Derived terms

Translations

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Adjust \Ad*just"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Adjusted; p. pr. & vb.
n. Adjusting.] [OF. ajuster, ajoster (whence F. ajouter to
add), LL. adjuxtare to fit; fr. L. ad + juxta near; confused
later with L. ad and justus just, right, whence F. ajuster to
adjust. See Just, v. t. and cf. Adjute.]
1. To make exact; to fit; to make correspondent or
conformable; to bring into proper relations; as, to adjust
a garment to the body, or things to a standard.
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2. To put in order; to regulate, or reduce to system.
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Adjusting the orthography. --Johnson.
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3. To settle or bring to a satisfactory state, so that
parties are agreed in the result; as, to adjust accounts;
the differences are adjusted.
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4. To bring to a true relative position, as the parts of an
instrument; to regulate for use; as, to adjust a telescope
or microscope.
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Syn: To adapt; suit; arrange; regulate; accommodate; set
right; rectify; settle.
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WordNet adjust
v 1: alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a
standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the
alignment of the front wheels" [syn: set, correct]
2: 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" [syn: align, aline, line up] [ant: skew]
3: adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We
must adjust to the bad economic situation" [syn: conform,
adapt]
4: make correspondent or conformable; "Adjust your eyes to the
darkness"
5: decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim
Moby Dictionary
abate , accept , acclimate , acclimatize , accommodate ,
accommodate with , accord , accustom , adapt , adapt to , addict ,
adjust , adjust to , agree with , alter , ameliorate , arbitrate ,
arrange , arrange matters , assimilate , assimilate to , assuage ,
attune , balance , be guided by , bend , better , box in , break ,
break in , break up , bring to terms , bring together , bulk ,
button up , cancel , capacitate , case harden , change , chart ,
chime in with , circumscribe , close , close up , close with , codify ,
compensate , comply , comply with , compose , compound , compromise ,
conclude , condition , condone , confirm , conform , convert ,
coordinate , cop out , correct , correspond , countenance ,
counterbalance , counterpoise , countervail , cut to , deform ,
denature , diminish , discipline , diversify , domesticate ,
domesticize , duck responsibility , enable , enlarge , equalize ,
equate , equip , establish , evade responsibility , even , even up ,
fall in with , familiarize , fasten up , fit , fix , fix up , follow ,
furnish , gauge , gear to , gentle , get used to , give and take ,
give way , go by , go fifty-fifty , grade , graduate , grin and abide ,
group , habituate , harden , harmonize , heal the breach , hedge ,
hedge about , homologate , homologize , housebreak , improve ,
integrate , inure , key to , leaven , let go by , let pass , level ,
limit , make a deal , make an adjustment , make concessions ,
make conform , make peace , make plumb , make right , make uniform ,
make up , match , measure , mediate , meet , meet halfway , meliorate ,
methodize , mitigate , moderate , modify , modulate , mold , mutate ,
narrow , naturalize , normalize , obey , observe , order , organize ,
orient , orient the map , orientate , overlook , overthrow , palliate ,
patch things up , patch up , plan , play politics , poise , proportion ,
put in order , put in trim , put in tune , put right , put to rights ,
quadrate , qualify , range , rank , rationalize , re-create ,
reach a compromise , realign , rearrange , rebuild , reconcile ,
reconstruct , rectify , redesign , redress , reduce , refit , reform ,
regularize , regulate , regulate by , remake , renew , reshape , resolve ,
restore harmony , restrain , restrict , restructure , reunite , revamp ,
revive , rig , right , ring the changes , rise above , routinize ,
rub off corners , season , set , set conditions , set limits ,
set right , set to rights , settle , settle differences , settle with ,
shape , shift the scene , shrug , shrug it off , shuffle the cards ,
similarize , size , smooth it over , soften , sort ,
split the difference , square , stabilize , standardize , steady ,
straighten , straighten out , strike a balance , strike a bargain ,
submit to , subvert , suit , surrender , sync , synchronize ,
systematize , tailor , take the mean , take to , tally with , tame ,
temper , train , trim , trim to , true , true up , tune , tune up ,
turn the scale , turn the tables , turn the tide , turn upside down ,
vary , weave peace between , wont , work a change , work out , worsen ,
yield , yield to , zip up


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