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Readjust vs. Adjust — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Readjust and Adjust

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Readjust

To adjust or arrange again.
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Adjust

To move or change (something) so as to be in a more effective arrangement or desired condition
Adjust the timing of a car's engine.
Adjust a hearing aid to amplify lower frequencies.
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Readjust

To adjust again.
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Adjust

To change so as to be suitable to or conform with something else
Adjusted the schedule to allow for everyone's vacation plans.
Adjusted the old monetary figures to account for inflation.
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Readjust

To adjust or settle again; to put in a different order or relation; to rearrange.
Oct 02, 2018
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Adjust

In chiropractic medicine, to manipulate (the spine and other body structures) to treat disorders and restore normal function of the nervous system.
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Readjust

Adjust anew;
After moving back to America, he had to readjust
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Adjust

To decide how much is to be paid on (an insurance claim).
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Readjust

Adjust again after an initial failure
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Adjust

To become adapted or accustomed, as to a new situation
Have you adjusted to working with your new colleagues?.
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Adjust

(transitive) To modify.
Morimoto's recipes are adjusted to suit the American palate.
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Adjust

(transitive) To improve or rectify.
He adjusted his initial conclusion to reflect the new data.
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Adjust

(transitive) To settle an insurance claim.
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Adjust

(intransitive) To change to fit circumstances.
Most immigrants adjust quickly to a new community.
She waited for her eyes to adjust to the darkness.
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Adjust

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.
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Adjust

To put in order; to regulate, or reduce to system.
Adjusting the orthography.
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Adjust

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

To bring to a true relative position, as the parts of an instrument; to regulate for use; as, to adjust a telescope or microscope.
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Adjust

Alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard;
Adjust the clock, please
Correct the alignment of the front wheels
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Adjust

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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Adjust

Adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions;
We must adjust to the bad economic situation
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Adjust

Make correspondent or conformable;
Adjust your eyes to the darkness
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Adjust

Decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim
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