Synonyms of calibrate

calibrate

verb

as in to measure

to determine the correct value of (something)

The age of the tree was calibrated from the carbon dating data.

Related Words

• measure
• compute
• calculate
• scale
• gauge
• estimate
• assess
• deduct
• evaluate
• allow (for)
• quantify
• figure out
• solve (for)
• figure in
• quantitate
• count
• factor (in or into or out)
• figure
• subtract
• cipher
• appraise
• add
• add up
• work out
• divide
• itemize
• number
• sum
• totalize
• reckon
• average
• value
• multiply
• recalculate
• total
• recompute
• tally
• rate
• refigure

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of calibrate

Each setpiece was carefully calibrated in terms of its level of fantasy, in order to draw us further and further into the characters’ emotional journey. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 1 Sep. 2026

Ground teams will activate and calibrate the observatory during the transit, and scientists aim to have the first science images ready for publication by the end of the year. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026

But these two problems alone mean that adding more interviews, aptitude tests and rounds downstream cannot repair a selection process that was poorly calibrated and never observed the performance that actually matters. — Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Where the Cayenne’s steering is calibrated so that the road nudges the driver, Bentley’s elbows back at those perturbances. — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 27 Aug. 2026