ADJUST

ADJUST', verb transitive [Latin ad, and justus, just, exact. See Just.]1. 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.2. To put in order; to regulate or reduce to system; as to adjust a scheme; to adjust affairs.3. To make accurate; to settle or bring to a satisfactory state, so that parties are agreed in the result; as to adjust accounts; the differences are adjusted.

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adjust. Adjust, v.t. to fit, adapt, settle, set right

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Ad‐just″ (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Adjusted; p. pr. & vb. n. Adjusting.] [[OF. ajuster, ajoster (whence F. ajouter to add), LL. adjuxtare to fit; fr. L. ad + juxta near; confused later with L. ad and justus just, right, whence F. ajuster to adjust. See Just, v. t. and cf. Adjute.]] 1. 1. To make exact; to fit; to make correspondent or conformable; to bring into proper relations; as, to adjust a garment to the body, or things to a standard.
2. 2. To put in order; to regulate, or reduce to system.
Adjusting the orthography. Johnson. 3. 3. To settle or bring to a satisfactory state, so that parties are agreed in the result; as, to adjust accounts; the differences are adjusted.
4. 4. To bring to a true relative position, as the parts of an instrument; to regulate for use; as, to adjust a telescope or microscope.
Syn. — To adapt; suit; arrange; regulate; accommodate; set right; rectify; settle.