calibrate
verb (used with object)
to determine, check, or rectify the graduation of (any instrument giving quantitative measurements).
had calibrated
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past perfectof calibrate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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German officials said Berlin had calibrated its response to the Leipzig incident in part to reflect the fact that the drones had malfunctioned and caused no damage or victims.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his country’s military had anticipated the attack and had calibrated its response.
From Seattle Times ● May 10, 2024
Until Saturday night, Biden had calibrated his words carefully.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 27, 2022
In our interview, Sondheim acknowledged that the moment had this subtext, yet denied that he had calibrated the effect; he said he had just followed his musical instincts.
From New York Times ● Nov. 28, 2021
He had calibrated the unit for jumps of 50,000 years.
From Project Mastodon by Clifford D. Simak
