- (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 to a standard.
- (v.t.) To put in order; to regulate or reduce to system.
- (v.t.) To settle or bring to a satisfactory state, so that parties are agreed in the result; as, to adjust accounts; the differences are adjusted.
- (v.t.) To bring to a true relative position, as the parts of an instrument; to regulate for use; as, to adjust a telescope or microscope.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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