recalibrate

verb

re·​cal·​i·​brate (ˌ)rē-ˈka-lə-ˌbrāt 

recalibrated; recalibrating; recalibrates

transitive verb

: to calibrate (something) again

… these systems gradually drift off course so that the navigator periodically needs a fresh point of reference to recalibrate the navigation system.

—Stefi Weisburd

The problem is that eating more doesn't sate us; we merely recalibrate how much we think we need.

—Nando Pelusi

recalibration

(ˌ)rē-ˌka-lə-ˈbrā-shən 

noun

plural recalibrations

Literacy standards were in need of constant recalibration, as each new phase of the war could inflate or deflate the value of existing skills, inflate or deflate the effectiveness of existing induction policies and instructional efforts.

—Deborah Brandt

Examples of recalibrate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

So Zimmerman recalibrated, writing more songs and digging deeper, lyrically and musically, ultimately contributing seven of the 18 songs that appear on his new album, Different Night, Same Rodeo, out on Atlantic Records/Warner Music Nashville on Friday (Aug. 8). —Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 6 Aug. 2025

The experience gave her what real-world negotiations often can’t: a safe place to fail, reflect and recalibrate. —Thomas Posey, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025

Yet the actor slowly recalibrates as both he and Theo age, shifting the fumbling swagger toward a more mature kind of self-assurance. —Laura Bradley, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2025

Rather than expend such resources and political energy to win Israel’s forever war in Gaza—one that the United States’ Arab partners oppose—the Trump administration must recalibrate U.S. policy toward winning the peace. —Zaha Hassan, Foreign Affairs, 29 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for recalibrate

• abbreviate
• accelerate
• accommodate
• accumulate
• acuminate
• adjudicate
• adulterate
• affiliate
• agglomerate
• agglutinate
• alleviate
• amalgamate