adjusts

We have found lemma(root) word of adjusts : adjust.

Definitions


[əˈdʒʌst], (Verb)

Definitions:
- alter or move (something) slightly in order to achieve the desired fit, appearance, or result
(e.g: he smoothed his hair and adjusted his tie)

- assess (loss or damages) when settling an insurance claim
(e.g: the insurance agent may have the responsibility of adjusting small losses)


Phrases:
- do not adjust your set

Origin:
early 17th century (in the senses ‘harmonize discrepancies’ and ‘assess loss or damages’): from obsolete French adjuster, from Old French ajoster ‘to approximate’, based on Latin ad- ‘to’ + juxta ‘near’




definition by Oxford Dictionaries