attune
[uh-toon, uh-tyoon]
- to bring into accord, harmony, or sympathetic relationship; adjust: He has attuned himself to living in the quiet country.
- Archaic. to tune or bring into harmony, as a musical instrument.
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Origin of attune
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Contemporary Examples
That remarkable ear of his is attuned to the ultra-high frequencies of sinister voices.
Cities and metropolitan areas are, by contrast, aligned and attuned to the differentiated nature of their economies.
One outward-focused and attuned to external valuations, the other more independent, rebellious, and countercultural.
Moderate Republicans have been among those most attuned to the perils of such hypocrisy.
Not since Jason Robards has there been an actor so attuned to O'Neill.
Historical Examples
Grey it was, and attuned, that day, to the rest of the grey landscape.
The Suitors of YvonneRaphael Sabatini
They were attuned to the eternal peace of Eastern sky and sea.
Lord JimJoseph Conrad
Everything was still and hushed, as if attuned to their parting.
The PlundererRoy Norton
On the contrary, it was attuned to the best, the richest, the highest in God's world.
A Modern TomboyL. T. Meade
To me above all others, whose ears, attuned to the “tally ho!”
The QuadroonMayne Reid
attune
- to adjust or accustom (a person or thing); acclimatize
- to tune (a musical instrument)
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Word Origin and History for attuned
attune
v.
1590s, from tune (v.), "probably suggested by ATONE" [OED]. Related: Attuned; attuning.
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