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adjoust
† aˈdjoust, v. Obs. Also 5 aiust, 6 adjust. [a. MFr. adjoust-er (mod. ajouter), OFr. ajouster, ajoster, ajuster to place beside; in 14th c. to add:—late L. adjuxtā-re = approximāre, f. ad to + juxtā hard by, close to. Occ. written adjust either in imitation of one of the OFr. spellings, or of med.L....
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adjute
† aˈdjute, v. Obs. [a. Fr. ajoute-r, in 16–17th c. adjouter, to add. See adjoust and cf. adjutage, ajutage, Fr. ajoutage. The spelling was perh. due to false etymology connecting the word with L. adjūtāre (whence it is derived by Dr. Johnson, who also explains it as ‘To help’).] To add.1524 Pace in ...
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adjust
adjust, v. (əˈdʒʌst) [a. 16th c. Fr. adjuste-r (now ajuster). The OFr. ajuster, ajoster, ajouster = It. aggiustare, aggiostare (:—late L. adjuxtāre), gave rise to a med.L. adjustare, which was naturally, though erroneously, taken as a derivative of ad + jūstus, and so consciously used. After Fr. ajo...
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