Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Adjust \Ad*just"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Adjusted}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Adjusting}.] [OF. ajuster, ajoster (whence F. ajouter to
   add), LL. adjuxtare to fit; fr. L. ad + juxta near; confused
   later with L. ad and justus just, right, whence F. ajuster to
   adjust. See {Just}, v. t. and cf. {Adjute}.]
   1. 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.

   2. To put in order; to regulate, or reduce to system.

            Adjusting the orthography.            --Johnson.

   3. To settle or bring to a satisfactory state, so that
      parties are agreed in the result; as, to adjust accounts;
      the differences are adjusted.

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

   Syn: To adapt; suit; arrange; regulate; accommodate; set
        right; rectify; settle.

Source : WordNet®

adjust
     v 1: alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a
          standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the
          alignment of the front wheels" [syn: {set}, {correct}]
     2: 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" [syn: {align}, {aline}, {line up}] [ant: {skew}]
     3: adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We
        must adjust to the bad economic situation" [syn: {conform},
         {adapt}]
     4: make correspondent or conformable; "Adjust your eyes to the
        darkness"
     5: decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim