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Verbs (9)

v. make correspondent or conformable; "Adjust your eyes to the darkness"

v. alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels"

conform, adapt

v. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"

adapt, get accustomed

v. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"

align, aline, line up

v. place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight; "align the car with the curb"; "align the sheets of paper on the table"

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Fuzzynyms (166)

change, alter, vary

v. make or become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence; "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season"

format, arrange

v. set (printed matter) into a specific format; "Format this letter so it can be printed out"

settle, resolve, decide

v. bring to an end; settle conclusively; "The case was decided"; "The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"; "The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance"

settle, take root, become established, become settled, steady down, settle down

v. become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style; "He finally settled down"

adjust, adapt, get accustomed

v. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"

accommodate, reconcile

v. make compatible with; "The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories"

suit, fit, accommodate

v. be agreeable or acceptable to; "This suits my needs"

change, alter

v. 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"

follow, comply, abide by, be compliant

v. act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes; "He complied with my instructions"; "You must comply or else!"; "Follow these simple rules"; "abide by the rules"

habituate, accustom, make used

v. make psychologically or physically used (to something); "She became habituated to the background music"

acclimatize, acclimate, get used to the climate, acclimatise

v. get used to a certain climate; "They never acclimatized in Egypt"

familiarize, familiarise, make familiar

v. make familiar or acquainted; "you should acquaint yourself with your new computer"; "We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings"

naturalize, make more natural, make more lifelike

v. make more natural or lifelike

attune

v. adjust or accustom to; bring into harmony with

harmonize, reconcile

v. bring into consonance or accord; "harmonize one's goals with one's abilities"

synchronize, sync, make synchronous

v. make synchronous and adjust in time or manner; "Let's synchronize our efforts"

accommodate, oblige

v. provide a service or favor for someone; "We had to oblige him"

tailor, sew, tailor-make

v. create (clothes) with cloth; "Can the seamstress sew me a suit by next week?"

temper, season, dilate

v. make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism"

adapt, make fit, accommodate

v. make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country"

belong

v. be suitable or acceptable; "This student somehow doesn't belong"

conform, comply

v. be similar, be in line with

belong

v. be classified with; "The whales belong among the mammals"

discipline, condition, train

v. train by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control; "Parents must discipline their children"; "Is this dog trained?"

pause suddenly, break off

v. prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the negotiations"

fracture, crack

v. become fractured; break or crack on the surface only; "The glass cracked when it was heated"

note, observe, observe with care

v. observe with care or pay close attention to; "Take note of this chemical reaction"

adjust, conform, adapt

v. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"

accommodate, reconcile

v. make compatible with; "The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories"

suit, fit, accommodate

v. be agreeable or acceptable to; "This suits my needs"

change, alter

v. 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"

habituate, accustom, make used

v. make psychologically or physically used (to something); "She became habituated to the background music"

familiarize, familiarise, make familiar

v. make familiar or acquainted; "you should acquaint yourself with your new computer"; "We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings"

naturalize, make more natural, make more lifelike

v. make more natural or lifelike

redress, right, correct, compensate

v. make reparations or amends for; "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust"

customize, customise

v. make according to requirements; "customize a car"

design, devise, make up

v. come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"

tailor, sew, tailor-make

v. create (clothes) with cloth; "Can the seamstress sew me a suit by next week?"

discipline, condition, train

v. train by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control; "Parents must discipline their children"; "Is this dog trained?"

condition, put into a proper state

v. put into a better state; "he conditions old cars"

inure, harden

v. cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate; "He was inured to the cold"

temper, season, dilate

v. make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism"

temper, moderate, chasten

v. restrain or temper

toughen, make tougher, make tough

v. make tough or tougher; "This experience will toughen her"

change, alter, vary

bound, throttle, trammel, limit, restrict, restrain, confine

v. place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"

hold, restrain, confine, straiten

v. to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom"

adapt, make fit, accommodate

v. make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country"

accommodate, oblige

v. provide a service or favor for someone; "We had to oblige him"

suit

v. be agreeable or acceptable; "This time suits me"

format, arrange

v. set (printed matter) into a specific format; "Format this letter so it can be printed out"

unbend, straighten out, straighten, straighten up

v. straighten up or out; make straight

straighten out, straighten

v. make straight