adjust
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Ultimately from Latin ad (“‘to, up to, towards’”) + iustus (justus), “‘correct, proper, exact’”)
[edit] Verb
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to adjust (third-person singular simple present adjusts, present participle adjusting, simple past and past participle adjusted)
- (transitive) To modify.
- Morimoto's recipes are adjusted to suit the American palate.
- (transitive) To improve or rectify.
- He adjusted his initial conclusion to reflect the new data.
- (transitive) To settle an insurance claim.
[edit] Synonyms
(to modify something): change, edit, modify
[edit] Derived terms
terms derived from adjust
[edit] Translations
To modify
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To improve or rectify
To settle an insurance claim
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