calibrate
verb (used with object)
to determine, check, or rectify the graduation of (any instrument giving quantitative measurements).
calibrated
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past participleof calibrate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof calibrate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
calibrateverb (used with object)to determine, check, or rectify the graduation of (any instrument giving quantitative measurements).
Example Sentences
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Much may depend on whether Tehran is able to maintain calibrated actions without triggering a response that fundamentally changes the political and military calculations of the United States.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
It has presumably been engineered by a team, calibrated for refrigeration and focus-grouped into broad acceptability, yet it feels made by no one.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
Even though Social Security’s cost-of-living adjustments are meant to protect purchasing power, “they’re calibrated to the wrong basket of goods for older Americans,” said Ronnie Cox, investment director at Human Interest, a financial advisory service.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
So far, Riyadh has calibrated its responses as the Houthis test their limits, but experts on the conflict say they see little room for de-escalation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
He had taken on a careful and calibrated charm.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
