adjust
verbEtymology
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.
Definitions
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.
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To change to fit circumstances.
- Most immigrants adjust quickly to a new community.
- She waited for her eyes to adjust to the darkness.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at adjust. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at adjust. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
10 hops · closes at adjust
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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