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

In IconArrows pointing outwards A key feature of the turn into September, which begins a year's third and final act, is that analysts and investors start to calibrate their views of next year. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 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

The books themselves were carefully curated and calibrated with my child’s age. — Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026