| has gloss | (verb) alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels"
adjust, correct, set |
| lexicalization | eng: adjust |
| lexicalization | eng: correct |
| lexicalization | eng: set |
| subclass of | (verb) cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
alter, change, modify |
| has subclass | (verb) adjust in size relative to other things
proportion |
| has subclass | (verb) adjust the pitch, tone, or volume of
modulate |
| has subclass | (verb) adjust the pitch (of pianos)
temper |
| has subclass | (verb) adjust the pitches of (musical instruments); "My piano needs to be tuned"
tune, tune up |
| has subclass | (verb) make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring; "calibrate an instrument"; "graduate a cylinder"
fine-tune, calibrate, graduate |
| has subclass | (verb) adjust for (better) functioning; "tune the engine"
tune, tune up |
| has subclass | (verb) adjust so that a force is applied and an action occurs at the desired time; "The good player times his swing so as to hit the ball squarely"
time |
| has subclass | (verb) adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used
trim |
| has subclass | (verb) adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun); "He zeroed in his rifle at 200 yards"
zero in, zero |
| has subclass | (verb) adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value
zero |
| has subclass | (verb) adjust again after an initial failure
reset, readjust |
| has subclass | (verb) adjust or accustom to; bring into harmony with
attune |
| has subclass | (verb) regulate or set the time of; "time the clock"
time |
| has subclass | (verb) set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly; "set clocks or instruments"
set |
| has subclass | (verb) fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of; "regulate the temperature"; "modulate the pitch"
modulate, regulate |
| has subclass | (verb) put (an image) into focus; "Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie"
focalize, focalise, focus, sharpen |
| has subclass | (verb) make synchronous and adjust in time or manner; "Let's synchronize our efforts"
sync, synchronise, synchronize |
| has subclass | (verb) increase the pressure in or of; "The captain will pressurize the cabin for the passengers' comfort"
pressurise, pressurize |
| has subclass | (verb) decrease the pressure of; "depressurize the cabin in the air plane"
depressurise, decompress, depressurize |
| has subclass | (verb) make correspond or harmonize; "Match my sweater"
match, fit |
| has subclass | (verb) adjust with a plumb line so as to make vertical
plumb |
| has subclass | (verb) bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation; "align the wheels of my car"; "ordinate similar parts"
coordinate, ordinate, align |
| has subclass | (verb) bring into consonance or accord; "harmonize one's goals with one's abilities"
reconcile, harmonize, harmonise |
| has subclass | (verb) make linear or get into a linear form; "a catalyst linearizes polyethylene"
linearize, linearise |
| has subclass | (verb) adjust the spaces between words; "justify the margins"
justify |
| has subclass | (verb) accustom to urban ways; "Immigration will citify the country?"
citify |