calibrate

/kˈæləbɹˌeɪt/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

verb

1. make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring
   “calibrate an instrument”
2. mark (the scale of a measuring instrument) so that it can be read in the desired units
   “he calibrated the thermometer for the Celsius scale”
3. measure the caliber of
   “calibrate a gun”

Synonyms for calibrate

• graduate
• fine-tune

Words that rhyme with calibrate

• straight
• separate
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• regenerate
• translate
• weight
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• foliate
• grate
• initiate
• propagate
• accommodate
• articulate
• communicate
• eliminate
• gate
• great
• penetrate
• percolate
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• rate
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• subordinate
• suffocate