recalibrate

[ ree-kal-uh-breyt ]

verb (used with or without object)

, re·cal·i·brat·ed, re·cal·i·brat·ing.

1. to correct or adjust the gradations or settings on (a measuring instrument, sensor, or other piece of precision equipment):

   If your battery fuel gauge is still inaccurate after following these steps, you may need to manually recalibrate the gauge.

2. to reexamine (one’s thinking, a plan, a system of values, etc.) and correct it in accord with a new understanding or purpose:

   This is a government that's out of touch and refusing to recalibrate after getting a clear message from voters.

Word History and Origins

Origin of recalibrate¹

re- ( def ) + calibrate ( def )

Example Sentences

The change could, potentially, save advertisers time managing keywords, but there is sure to be a lot of time spent recalibrating campaigns.

From Search Engine Land

“It was recalibrating how we were going to live together in a space and in an environment that we had never done before,” said Hamilton.

From Digiday

In particular, assuming mass-participation races are allowed, I think we’re going to see a big surge in mid-pack times that will totally recalibrate benchmarks like Boston Marathon qualifying thresholds.

From Outside Online

Sweden was recently forced to recalibrate its approach against the virus, as the daily case rate topped 7,000.

From Fortune

Staymates used his own respiratory data to calibrate the mannequin to breathe like a human.

From Popular-Science

With Hillary Clinton waiting in the wings on the Democratic side, the Republicans need to recalibrate quickly.

From The Daily Beast

They expect him to recalibrate, slightly, to be more happy warrior than culture warrior.

From The Daily Beast

Brody had to recalibrate when Akbari head faked in a public square and enlisted Abu Nazir's widow to vet him instead.

From The Daily Beast

The man toppled forward, and a surreal silence followed as though reality had to recalibrate.

From The Daily Beast

Instead of running away from the asymmetries between Zionism and liberalism, J Street aims to recalibrate them.

From The Daily Beast

Related Words

• alter
• amend
• compare
• cut
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• modify
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• reconsider
• reexamine
• reorganize
• revamp
• review
• rework
• rewrite
• scrutinize
• tighten
• update
• upgrade