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calibrate v. [
graduate, fine-tune] make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring; "calibrate an instrument"; "graduate a cylinder"
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calibrate v. 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"
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calibrate v. measure the caliber of; "calibrate a gun"
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