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adjust
- /əˈd͡ʒʌst/ Canada, US, UK
- /əˈd͡ʒɐst/ Australia, New Zealand
- /əˈd͡ʒɛst/ dialectal
Where it comes from
From Middle English ajusten, borrowed from Middle French adjuster, or Old French, from Latin ad (“to, up to, towards”) + iustus (“correct, proper, exact”); Equivalent to ad- + just. Probably influenced in sense by Old French ajouster (cf. modern ajouter), from Vulgar Latin *adiuxtāre, from Latin iuxta. The Middle English originally meant "to correct, remedy" in the late 14th century, and was reborrowed from Middle French in the early 17th century. According to another view on the etymology, the word was actually derived from Old French ajouster and then supposedly later influenced by folk etymology from Latin iustus; if so, it is a doublet of adjute.
verb adjusts · adjusting · adjusted · adjust
- To modify. Morimoto's recipes are adjusted to suit the American palate.
- To improve or rectify. He adjusted his initial conclusion to reflect the new data.
- To settle an insurance claim. Murder is dealt with by the law of blood-revenge, but the innocent manslayer may seek asylum at God's altar. With murder are ranked man-stealing, offences against parents, and witchcraft. Other injuries are occasions of self-help or of private suits to be adjusted at the sanctuary.
- To change to fit circumstances. Most immigrants adjust quickly to a new community.
