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calibrate

[kal-uh-breyt] / ˈkæl əˌbreɪt /


VERB
fine-tune
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Since the end of World War II, Washington’s relationship with Moscow was its most carefully calibrated, helmed by spy agencies who knew their rival intimately.

From The Wall Street Journal

Because of this, frequency combs act as reference standards that can be used to calibrate and stabilize many types of instruments over a wide range of frequencies.

From Science Daily

During closed-door meetings in recent weeks, the president’s aides have pressed him to calibrate his message on affordability.

From The Wall Street Journal

Eileen was always kind of calibrating, “I know you very well, but what are you up to?”

From Los Angeles Times

This talent for precisely calibrating the elements that convey status and fashionability is probably possible only in someone with intimate knowledge of social insecurity.

From The Wall Street Journal