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/icons/point.icon ADAPT, ADJUST, ACCOMMODATE, CONFORM, RECONCILE mean to bring one thing into correspondence with another.
ADAPT implies a modification according to changing circumstances.
e.g. adapted themselves to the warmer climate
ADJUST suggests bringing into a close and exact correspondence or harmony such as exists between parts of a mechanism.
e.g. adjusted the budget to allow for inflation
ACCOMMODATE may suggest yielding or compromising to effect a correspondence.
e.g. accommodated his political beliefs in order to win
CONFORM applies to bringing into accordance with a pattern, example, or principle.
e.g. refused to conform to society's values
RECONCILE implies the demonstration of the underlying compatibility of things that seem to be incompatible.
e.g. tried to reconcile what he said with what I knew
verb
1. with object alter or move (something) slightly in order to achieve the desired fit, appearance, or result:
〖adjust A to B〗 A〈機器など〉をBに(応じて)調整する, 調節［整備］する, 合わせる (!adaptと異なり細かい変更をさす場合が多い)
e.g. he smoothed his hair and adjusted his tie
e.g. the interest rate should be adjusted for inflation.
no object permit small alterations or movements so as to allow a desired fit, appearance, or result to be achieved:
〖adjust to A〗 〈人などが〉(徐々に)A〈環境･状況など〉に慣れる, 適応［順応］する
e.g. a harness that adjusts to the correct fit.
no object adapt or become used to a new situation:
〈目などが〉Aに慣れる (!Aは〖名詞〗〖動名〗)
e.g. she must be allowed to grieve and to adjust in her own way
e.g. his eyes had adjusted to semidarkness.
2. with object assess (loss or damages) when settling an insurance claim.
〘保険〙 〈損害など〉を査定する
DERIVATIVES
adjuster |əˈjəstər| noun
ORIGIN
early 17th century (in the senses ‘harmonize discrepancies’ and ‘assess loss or damages’): from obsolete French adjuster, from Old French ajoster ‘to approximate’, based on Latin ad- ‘to’ + juxta ‘near’.