01 v. t. 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…
imp. & p. p.
Adjusted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Adjusting
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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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To put in order; to regulate, or reduce to system.“Adjusting the orthography.” — Johnson.
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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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To bring to a true relative position, as the parts of an instrument; to regulate for use; as, to adjust a telescope or microscope.