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  • 61adjust — ad•just [[t]əˈdʒʌst[/t]] v. t. 1) to change (something) so that it fits, corresponds, or conforms; adapt; accommodate: to adjust expenses to income[/ex] 2) to put in working order or in a proper state or position: to adjust an instrument[/ex] 3)… …

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  • 62correct — [kə rekt′] vt. [ME correcten < L correctus, pp. of corrigere < com , together + regere, to lead straight, rule: see RECKON] 1. to make right; change from wrong to right; remove errors from 2. to point out or mark the errors or faults of 3.… …

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  • 63right — [rīt] adj. [ME < OE riht, straight, direct, right, akin to Ger recht < IE base * reĝ , straight, stretch out, put in order > RICH, RECKON, L regere, to rule, rex, king, regula, a rule] 1. Obs. not curved; straight: now only in… …

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  • 64adjust — /euh just /, v.t. 1. to change (something) so that it fits, corresponds, or conforms; adapt; accommodate: to adjust expenses to income. 2. to put in good working order; regulate; bring to a proper state or position: to adjust an instrument. 3. to …

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  • 65imitate — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To follow the example of] Syn. emulate, follow suit, do likewise, take as a model; see follow 2 . 2. [To act like] Syn. mimic, impersonate, mirror, copy, mime, ape, parrot, parody, mock, simulate, duplicate, assume, repeat,… …

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  • 66adjust — v. a. 1. Arrange, dispose, rectify, trim, put or set in order, put or set to rights, put in tune, put in good or proper trim. 2. Regulate, set. 3. Settle, compose, pacify, reconcile, make up. 4. Fit, adapt, suit, proportion, accommodate, measure …

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  • 67model — [mäd′ l] n. [Fr modèle < It modello, dim. of modo < L modus,MODE] 1. a) a small copy or imitation of an existing object, as a ship, building, etc., made to scale b) a preliminary representation of something, serving as the plan from which… …

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  • 68socialize — [sō′shə līz΄] vt. socialized, socializing 1. to make social; adjust to or make fit for cooperative group living 2. to adapt or make conform to the common needs of a social group 3. to subject to governmental ownership and control; nationalize 4.… …

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  • 69normalize — transitive verb ( ized; izing) Date: 1865 1. to make conform to or reduce to a norm or standard 2. to make normal (as by a transformation of variables) 3. to bring or restore (as relations between countries) to a normal condition • normalizable… …

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  • 70copy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Reproduction Nouns 1. copy, facsimile, counterpart, effigy, form, semblance, cast[ing], ecotype, fake; imitation; model, study, portrait (see representation); tracing; duplicate; photocopy, instant copy …

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