Ad-jŭst′, v. t.
v. t. [imp. & p. p. ADJUSTED; p. pr. & vb. n. ADJUSTING.] [Fr. ajuster, O. Fr. adjuster, Pr. ajustar, ajostar, It. aggiustare, L. Lat. adjustare, from ad and justus, just, right.]
- To make exact; to fit; to make correspondent, or conformable; as, to adjust a garment to the body, an event to the prediction, or things to a standard.
- To put in order; to regulate or reduce to system.
In adjusting the orthography, . . . I found it necessary to distinguish those irregularities that are inherent in our language, and perhaps coeval with it, from others which the ignorance or negligence of later writers has produced. Johnson.
- To settle or bring to a satisfactory state, so that parties are agreed in the result; as, to adjust accounts; the differences are adjusted.
- To bring to a true relative position, as the parts of an instrument; as, to adjust a telescope or microscope.
Syn.—To adapt; suit; arrange; regulate; accommodate; set right; rectify; settle.