attune

verb

at·​tune ə-ˈtün 

-ˈtyün

attuned; attuning; attunes

transitive verb

1

: to bring into harmony : tune

2

: to make aware or responsive

attune businesses to changing trends

attunement

ə-ˈtün-mənt 

-ˈtyün-

noun

Synonyms

• accommodate
• conciliate
• conform
• coordinate
• harmonize
• key
• reconcile

Examples of attune in a Sentence

after years spent in academia, he's finding it difficult to attune himself to the corporate culture

Recent Examples on the Web

Bartos believes that the experience helped attune Fetterman to the existence of violent antisemitism and provided some of the background for his pro-Israel stance. —Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024

Although the advisory committee’s 16-0 vote to update the vaccine was no surprise—researchers are now attuned to SARS-CoV-2’s shape shifting—unanswered questions kept bubbling up. —Byjennifer Couzin-Frankel, science.org, 5 June 2024

Indeed, Solomon is attuned to those major barometers. —Jane Thier, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2024

While millions of hardcore Democrats would crawl over broken glass to keep Trump from re-election, less reliable voters in Gen Z are especially attuned to online trends. —Charlotte Alter/philadelphia, TIME, 12 Aug. 2024

Word History

Etymology

see tune entry 1

First Known Use

1592, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

attune

verb

at·​tune ə-ˈt(y)ün 

: to bring into harmony : tune

attunement

-mənt 

noun