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1 adjust
Alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard:
— Adjust the clock, please.
synoniemen: correct, set.
Roget 58:
be in order,
become in order
etc.
adj.;
form,
fall in,
draw up;
arrange itself,
range itself,
place itself;
fall into one's place,
take one's place,
take one's rank;
rally round.
adjust,
methodize,
regulate,
systematize.
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Roget 673:
prepare;
get ready,
make ready;
make preparations,
settle preliminaries,
get up,
sound the note of preparation.
set in order,
put in order
etc.
(arrange)
60;
forecast
etc.
(plan)
626;
prepare the ground,
plow the ground,
dress the ground;
till the soil,
cultivate the soil;
predispose,
sow the seed,
lay a train,
dig a mine;
lay the groundwork,
fix the groundwork,
lay the basis,
fix the basis,
lay the foundations,
fix the foundations;
dig the foundations,
erect the scaffolding;
lay the first stone
etc.
(begin)
66.
roughhew;
cut out work;
block out,
hammer out;
lick into shape
etc.
(form)
240.
elaborate,
mature,
ripen,
mellow,
season,
bring to maturity;
nurture
etc.
(aid)
707;
hatch,
cook,
brew;
temper,
anneal,
smelt;
barbecue;
infumate†;
maturate.
equip,
arm,
man;
fit-out,
fit up;
furnish,
rig,
dress,
garnish,
betrim†,
accouter,
array,
fettle,
fledge;
dress up,
furbish up,
brush up,
vamp up;
refurbish;
sharpen one's tools,
trim one's foils,
set,
prime,
attune;
whet the knife,
whet the sword;
wind up,
screw up;
adjust
etc.
(fit)
27;
put in trim,
put in train,
put in gear,
put in working order,
put in tune,
put in a groove for,
put in harness;
pack.
train
etc.
(teach)
537;
inure
etc.
(habituate)
613;
breed;
prepare for
&c.;
rehearse;
make provision for;
take steps,
take measures,
take precautions;
provide,
provide against;
beat up for recruits;
open the door to
etc.
(facilitate)
705.
set one's house in order,
make all snug;
clear the decks,
clear for action;
close one's ranks;
shuffle the cards.
prepare oneself;
serve an apprenticeship
etc.
(learn)
539;
lay oneself out for,
get into harness,
gird up one's loins,
buckle on one's armor,
reculer pour mieux sauter [Fr.],
prime and load,
shoulder arms,
get the steam up,
put the horses to.
guard against,
make sure against;
forearm,
make sure,
prepare for the evil day,
have a rod in pickle,
provide against a rainy day,
feather one's nest;
lay in provisions
etc.
637;
make investments;
keep on foot.
be prepared,
be ready
etc.
adj.;
hold oneself in readiness,
keep one's powder dry;
lie in wait for
etc.
(expect)
507;
anticipate
etc.
(foresee)
510;
principiis obstare [Lat.];
veniente occurrere morbo [Lat.].
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Roget 774:
compromise,
commute,
compound;
take the mean;
split the difference,
meet one halfway,
give and take;
come to terms
etc.
(contract)
769;
submit to arbitration,
abide by arbitration;
patch up,
bridge over,
arrange;
straighten out,
adjust,
differences,
agree;
make the best of,
make a virtue of necessity;
take the will for the deed.
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Nederlands: afstellen, gelijkzetten, instellen, stellen
2 adjust
Place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight.
synoniemen: align, aline, line up.
Nederlands: Aline, op één lijn zetten, op één lijn brengen, uitlijnen
3 adjust
Adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions:
— We must adjust to the bad economic situation.
synoniemen: adapt, conform.
Roget 27:
be equal
etc.
adj.;
equal,
match,
reach,
keep pace with,
run abreast;
come to,
amount to,
come up to;
be on a level with,
lie on a level with;
balance;
cope with;
come to the same thing.
render equal
etc.
adj.;
equalize level,
dress,
balance,
equate,
handicap,
give points,
spot points,
handicap,
trim,
adjust,
poise;
fit,
accommodate;
adapt
etc.
(render accordant)
23;
strike a balance;
establish equality,
restore equality,
restore equilibrium;
readjust;
stretch on the bed of Procrustes.
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Roget 23:
be accordant
etc.
adj.;
agree,
accord,
harmonize;
correspond,
tally,
respond;
meet,
suit,
fit,
befit,
do,
adapt itself to;
fall in with,
chime in with,
square with,
quadrate with,
consort with,
comport with;
dovetail,
assimilate;
fit like a glove,
fit to a tittle,
fit to a T;
match
etc.
17;
become one;
homologate†.
consent
etc.
(assent)
488.
render accordant
etc.
adj.;
fit,
suit,
adapt,
accommodate;
graduate;
adjust
etc.
(render equal)
27;
dress,
regulate,
readjust;
accord,
harmonize,
reconcile;
fadge†,
dovetail,
square.
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Nederlands: aanpassen, accommoderen, assimileren, conformeren, plooien, richten, schikken, voegen
4 adjust
Make correspondent or conformable.
Nederlands: afstemmen, kortsluiten, rijmen, toesnijden
5 adjust
Decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim.
Nederlands: aanpassen
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