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ad⋅just
[uh-juhst]
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | to change (something) so that it fits, corresponds, or conforms; adapt; accommodate: to adjust expenses to income. |
| 2. | to put in good working order; regulate; bring to a proper state or position: to adjust an instrument. |
| 3. | to settle or bring to a satisfactory state, so that parties are agreed in the result: to adjust our differences. |
| 4. | Insurance. to determine the amount to be paid in settlement of (a claim). |
| 5. | to systematize. |
| 6. | Military. to correct the elevation or deflection of (a gun). |
–verb (used without object)
| 7. | to adapt oneself; become adapted: They had no problems in adjusting at the new school. |
Origin:
1350–1400; ME ajusten < AF ajuster, OF aj(o)uster to make conform to, v. deriv., with a- a- 5 , of juste right, just 1 , influenced in sense by ajouter, ajoster to add < LL adjuxtāre; see ad-, juxta-
1350–1400; ME ajusten < AF ajuster, OF aj(o)uster to make conform to, v. deriv., with a- a- 5 , of juste right, just 1 , influenced in sense by ajouter, ajoster to add < LL adjuxtāre; see ad-, juxta-

Synonyms:
2. set; repair, fix. Adjust, adapt, alter in their literal meanings imply making necessary or desirable changes (as in position, shape, or the like). To adjust is to move into proper position for use: to adjust the eyepiece of a telescope. To adapt is to make a change in character, to make something useful in a new way: to adapt a paper clip for a hairpin. To alter is to change the appearance but not the use: to alter the height of a table. 3. arrange; rectify; reconcile.
2. set; repair, fix. Adjust, adapt, alter in their literal meanings imply making necessary or desirable changes (as in position, shape, or the like). To adjust is to move into proper position for use: to adjust the eyepiece of a telescope. To adapt is to make a change in character, to make something useful in a new way: to adapt a paper clip for a hairpin. To alter is to change the appearance but not the use: to alter the height of a table. 3. arrange; rectify; reconcile.
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ad·just (ə-jŭst') v. ad·just·ed, ad·just·ing, ad·justs v. tr.
[Obsolete French adjuster, from Old French ajoster, from Vulgar Latin *adiūxtāre, to put close to : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin iūxtā, near; see yeug- in Indo-European roots.] ad·just'a·ble adj., ad·just'a·bly adv., ad·just'er, ad·jus'tor n. |
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Main Entry: ad·just·ed
Function: adjective
: having achieved an often specified and usually harmonious relationship with the environment or with otherindividuals adjusted schoolchild>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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