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readjust

[ ree-uh-juhst ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

readjust

/ ˌriːəˈdʒʌst /

First recorded in 1735–45; re- + adjust

Reauthorizing the bill could force states to readjust the formulas they use to determine benefits so that families get more.

This is done to secure the work and readjust the reserves later, if interest is fallow.

The Admiral came aboard and between us we tried to size up the new situation and to readjust ourselves thereto.

Then he would pull himself together, glance at the lamp, readjust the eyeglasses, and plunge resolutely into the book.

He will place Himself so upon their side as Himself to readjust and empower their affections and their wills.

As he was not to build his four ships, neither should Mr. Monk be allowed to readjust the county suffrage.

Ugliness has its utility, its magnetism; the ugliness of abject misery moves you to think, to readjust ideas.

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