Adjust and Contrive

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Adjust verb - To change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation.

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Contrive and adjust are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Contrive" instead a verb "Adjust".

Contrive verb - To create or think of by clever use of the imagination.

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Adjust and contrive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Adjust" instead a verb "Contrive".

plot	adjust plot	contrive plot
way	adjust way	contrive way

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