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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ADJUST', v.t. [L. ad, and justus, just, exact. See Just.]
1. To make exact; to fit; to make correspondent, or conformable; as, to adjust a garment to the body, an event to the prediction, or things to a standard.
2. To put in order; to regulate or reduce to system; as to adjust a scheme; to adjust affairs.
3. To make accurate; to settle or bring to a satisfactory state, so that parties are agreed in the result; as to adjust accounts; the differences are adjusted.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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: adjust, 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, adjust] [ant: skew]
3: adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation" [syn: adjust, 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

Merriam Webster's

verb Etymology: Middle English ajusten, from Old French ajuster to make conform, from a- (from Latin ad-) + juste right, exact — more at just Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to bring to a more satisfactory state: (1) settle, resolve (2) rectify b. to make correspondent or conformable ; adapt c. to bring the parts of to a true or more effective relative position <adjust a carburetor> 2. to reduce to a system ; regulate 3. to determine the amount to be paid under an insurance policy in settlement of (a loss) intransitive verb 1. to adapt or conform oneself (as to new conditions) 2. to achieve mental and behavioral balance between one's own needs and the demands of others Synonyms: see adapt • adjustability noun • adjustable adjective • adjustive adjective

U.S. Military Dictionary

An order to the observer or spotter to initiate an adjustment on a designated target.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. 1 tr. a arrange; put in the correct order or position. b regulate, esp. by a small amount. 2 tr. (usu. foll. by to) make suitable. 3 tr. harmonize (discrepancies). 4 tr. assess (loss or damages). 5 intr. (usu. foll. by to) make oneself suited to; become familiar with (adjust to one's surroundings). Derivatives: adjustable adj. adjustability n. adjuster n. adjustment n. Etymology: F adjuster f. OF ajoster ult. f. L juxta near

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. 2. To put in order; to regulate, or reduce to system. Adjusting the orthography. --Johnson. 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. 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. Syn: To adapt; suit; arrange; regulate; accommodate; set right; rectify; settle.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(adjusts, adjusting, adjusted) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. When you adjust to a new situation, you get used to it by changing your behaviour or your ideas. We have been preparing our fighters to adjust themselves to civil society... I felt I had adjusted to the idea of being a mother very well... It has been hard to adjust but now I'm getting satisfaction from my work. VERB: V n to n, V to n, V see also well-adjusted 2. If you adjust something, you change it so that it is more effective or appropriate. To attract investors, Panama has adjusted its tax and labour laws. VERB: V n 3. If you adjust something such as your clothing or a machine, you correct or alter its position or setting. Liz adjusted her mirror and then edged the car out of its parking bay. VERB: V n 4. If you adjust your vision or if your vision adjusts, the muscles of your eye or the pupils alter to cope with changes in light or distance. He stopped to try to adjust his vision to the faint starlight... We stood in the doorway until our eyes adjusted... VERB: V n, V

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. 1. Arrange, dispose, rectify, trim, put or set in order, put or set to rights, put in tune, put in good or proper trim. 2. Regulate, set. 3. Settle, compose, pacify, reconcile, make up. 4. Fit, adapt, suit, proportion, accommodate, measure, make conform, make conformable (followed by to or with).

Moby Thesaurus

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