Definition of: adjust

(ə·just′) v.t.
1. To arrange so as to fit or match; make correspond, as to a standard.
2. To harmonize or compose, as differences.
3. To arrange in order; systematize.
4. To regulate or make accurate, as a compass.
5. To make allowance for elevation and deflection, as of a gun in firing.
6. To determine an amount to be paid, as in settling an insurance claim.
—v.i.
7. To adapt oneself; conform, as to a new environment. See synonyms under ACCOMMODATE, ADAPT, PREPARE, REGULATE, SET, SETTLE. [<OF ajouster <L ad- to + juxta near; refashioned on F juste right <L Justus]
—ad·just′a·ble adjective
—ad·just′er, ad·jus′tor noun
—ad·jus′tive adjective