adjust

1. Alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard (synset 200296959)
   "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels"
   is a type of: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
   subtypes:

   • proportion - adjust in size relative to other things
   • modulate - adjust the pitch, tone, or volume of
   • temper - adjust the pitch (of pianos)
   • tune, tune up - adjust the pitches of (musical instruments)
   • calibrate, fine-tune, graduate - make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring
   • tune, tune up - adjust for (better) functioning
   • time - adjust so that a force is applied and an action occurs at the desired time
   • trim - adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used
   • zero, zero in - adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun)
   • zero - adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value
   • readjust, reset - adjust again after an initial failure
   • attune - adjust or accustom to; bring into harmony with
   • time - regulate or set the time of
   • set - set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly
   • modulate, regulate - fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of
   • focalise, focalize, focus, sharpen - put (an image) into focus
   • sync, synchronise, synchronize - make synchronous and adjust in time or manner
   • pressurise, pressurize - increase the pressure in or of
   • decompress, depressurise, depressurize - decrease the pressure of
   • fit, match - make correspond or harmonize
   • plumb - adjust with a plumb line so as to make vertical
   • align, coordinate, ordinate - bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation
   • harmonise, harmonize, reconcile - bring into consonance or accord
   • linearise, linearize - make linear or get into a linear form
   • justify - adjust the spaces between words
   • citify - accustom to urban ways
   same as: correct, set
2. Place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight (synset 200465234)
   "align the car with the curb"; "align the sheets of paper on the table"
   is a type of: reorient - set or arrange in a new or different determinate position
   subtypes:

   • address - adjust and aim (a golf ball) at in preparation of hitting
   • synchronise, synchronize - cause to indicate the same time or rate
   • realign, realine - align anew or better
   • true, true up - make level, square, balanced, or concentric
   • collimate - adjust the line of sight of (an optical instrument)
   • concenter, concentre, focalise, focalize, focus - bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions
   same as: align, aline, line up
3. Adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions (synset 200150107)
   "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"
   is a type of: get used to - get or become familiar or accustomed with through experience
   subtypes:

   • readapt, readjust - adjust anew
   • readapt - adapt anew
   • assimilate - become similar to one's environment
   • focalise, focalize, focus - become focussed or come into focus
   • acclimate, acclimatise, acclimatize - get used to a certain climate
   • match - be equal or harmonize
   • obey - be obedient to
   • square - cause to match, as of ideas or acts
   same as: adapt, conform
4. Make correspondent or conformable (synset 200298848)
   "Adjust your eyes to the darkness"
   is a type of: accommodate, adapt - make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
5. Decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim (synset 200701100)
   is a type of: adjudicate, decide, resolve, settle - bring to an end; settle conclusively

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