What does "adjust" mean?
Adjust: To put in order; to regulate, or reduce to system. Adjusting the orthography. Johnson.
Additional senses
- 2.To settle or bring to a satisfactory state, so that parties are agreed in the result; as, to adjust accounts; the differences are adjusted.
- 3.To bring to a true relative position, as the parts of an instrument; to regulate for use; as, to adjust a telescope or microscope.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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