recalibrate
Americanverb (used with or without object)
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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.
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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.
Etymology
Origin of recalibrate
Example Sentences
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Sometimes we need to disconnect to recalibrate and reclaim ourselves.
They have also recalibrated things like production, costs and product design to manage the impact of tariffs.
From MarketWatch
He later wrote, in a social media post, that Canada was "recalibrating" its relationship with China, "strategically, pragmatically, and decisively".
From BBC
You probably don’t realize it because you’re still processing the emotional fallout from this event, but it can take a while for you to recalibrate and adjust to the new normal.
From MarketWatch
“The biggest surprise that would cause me to recalibrate would be autonomous AI agents displacing millions of jobs at the biggest companies,” said the author of the hugely popular Substack publication, Cassandra Unchained.
From MarketWatch
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