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recalibrate

[ ree-kal-uh-breyt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with or without object)

, re·cal·i·brat·ed, re·cal·i·brat·ing.

to correct or adjust the gradations or settings on (a measuring instrument, sensor, or other piece of precision equipment):
If your battery fuel gauge is still inaccurate after following these steps, you may need to manually recalibrate the gauge.
to reexamine (one’s thinking, a plan, a system of values, etc.) and correct it in accord with a new understanding or purpose:
This is a government that's out of touch and refusing to recalibrate after getting a clear message from voters.

With Hillary Clinton waiting in the wings on the Democratic side, the Republicans need to recalibrate quickly.

They expect him to recalibrate, slightly, to be more happy warrior than culture warrior.

Brody had to recalibrate when Akbari head faked in a public square and enlisted Abu Nazir's widow to vet him instead.

The man toppled forward, and a surreal silence followed as though reality had to recalibrate.

Instead of running away from the asymmetries between Zionism and liberalism, J Street aims to recalibrate them.

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