ATTUNE

attune

(verb) adjust or accustom to; bring into harmony with

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

attune (third-person singular simple present attunes, present participle attuning, simple past and past participle attuned)

(music, transitive) To bring into musical accord.

(music, transitive) To tune (an instrument).

(transitive, figurative) To bring into harmony or accord.

Anagrams

• nutate, tauten

Source: Wiktionary


At*tune", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Attuned (; p. pr. & vb. n. Attuning.] Etym: [Pref. ad- + tune.]

1. To tune or put in tune; to make melodious; to adjust, as one sound or musical instrument to another; as, to attune the voice to a harp.

2. To arrange fitly; to make accordant. Wake to energy each social aim, Attuned spontaneous to the will of Jove. Beattie.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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