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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To change so as to match or fit; cause to correspond.
  • v. To bring into proper relationship.
  • v. To adapt or conform, as to new conditions: "unable to adjust themselves to their environment” ( Karl A. Menninger). See Synonyms at adapt.
  • v. To bring the components of into a more effective or efficient calibration or state: adjust the timing of a car's engine.
  • v. In chiropracty, to manipulate (the spine and other body structures) to treat disorders and restore normal function of the nervous system.
  • v. To decide how much is to be paid on (an insurance claim).
  • verb-intransitive. To adapt oneself; conform.
  • verb-intransitive. To achieve a psychological balance with regard to one's external environment, one's needs, and the demands of others.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To modify.
  • v. To improve or rectify.
  • v. To settle an insurance claim.
  • v. To change to fit circumstances.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To make exact; to fit; to make correspondent or conformable; to bring into proper relations.
  • v. To put in order; to regulate, or reduce to system.
  • v. To settle or bring to a satisfactory state, so that parties are agreed in the result
  • v. To bring to a true relative position, as the parts of an instrument; to regulate for use.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To fit, as one thing to another; make correspondent or conformable; adapt; accommodate: as, to adjust things to a standard.
  • To put in order; regulate or reduce to system; bring to a proper state or position: as, to adjust a scheme; to adjust affairs; “adjusting the orthography,” Johnson.
  • To settle or bring to a satisfactory state, so that parties are agreed in the result: as, to adjust accounts.
  • To put forward; suggest.
  • To add. Caxton.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight
  • v. alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
  • v. decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim
  • v. make correspondent or conformable
  • v. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions
  • Verb Form
    adjusted    adjusting    adjusts   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    decide    resolve    adjudicate    settle    accommodate    adapt   
    Cross Reference
    arrange    adapt    harmonize   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    arrange    accommodate    rectify    suit    adapt    settle    set right    regulate   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    antitrust    brust    bused    bussed    bust    combust    crust    cussed    discussed    disgust   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts