Definition of adjust

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Adjust (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..

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Adjustable :: Adjustable (a.) Capable of being adjusted.
Pancratic :: Pancratic (a.) Having all or many degrees of power; having a great range of power; -- said of an eyepiece made adjustable so as to give a varying magnifying power.
Unliquidated :: Unliquidated (a.) Not liquidated; not exactly ascertained; not adjusted or settled.
Coadjust :: Coadjust (v. t.) To adjust by mutual adaptations.
Pack :: Pack (n.) To render impervious, as by filling or surrounding with suitable material, or to fit or adjust so as to move without giving passage to air, water, or steam; as, to pack a joint; to pack the piston of a steam engine..
Balance :: Balance (n.) The state of being in equipoise; equilibrium; even adjustment; steadiness.
Measure :: Measure (n.) A standard of dimension; a fixed unit of quantity or extent; an extent or quantity in the fractions or multiples of which anything is estimated and stated; hence, a rule by which anything is adjusted or judged..
Reconcile :: Reconcile (v. t.) To adjust; to settle; as, to reconcile differences..
Prink :: Prink (v. t.) To dress or adjust one's self for show; to prank.
Adjustment :: Adjustment (n.) Settlement of claims; an equitable arrangement of conflicting claims, as in set-off, contribution, exoneration, subrogation, and marshaling..
Liner :: Liner (n.) A thin piece placed between two parts to hold or adjust them, fill a space, etc.; a shim..
Regulate :: Regulate (v. t.) To adjust, or maintain, with respect to a desired rate, degree, or condition; as, to regulate the temperature of a room, the pressure of steam, the speed of a machine, etc..
Reckoning :: Reckoning (n.) Adjustment of claims and accounts; settlement of obligations, liabilities, etc..
Settle :: Settle (v. i.) To adjust differences or accounts; to come to an agreement; as, he has settled with his creditors..
Bedchair :: Bedchair (n.) A chair with adjustable back, for the sick, to support them while sitting up in bed..
Treaty :: Treaty (n.) The act of treating for the adjustment of differences, as for forming an agreement; negotiation..
Square :: Square (n.) To adjust; to regulate; to mold; to shape; to fit; as, to square our actions by the opinions of others..
Set :: Set (v. t.) To put into a desired position or condition; to adjust; to regulate; to adapt.
Reliquidate :: Reliquidate (v. t.) To liquidate anew; to adjust a second time.
Countergage :: Countergage (n.) An adjustable gage, with double points for transferring measurements from one timber to another, as the breadth of a mortise to the place where the tenon is to be made..
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