adjust
To improve or rectify.
Example
“He adjusted his initial conclusion to reflect the new data.”
Other meanings
To settle an insurance claim.
To change to fit circumstances.
“Most immigrants adjust quickly to a new community.”
Related words
- nonadjusting
- adjustability
- adjustage
- adjustive
- adjustor
- autoadjust
- coadjust
- maladjust
- preadjust
- underadjust
- adjustable
- adjuster
Word history
From Latin "iuxta".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “adjust” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.