verb
attune
uh-TOON/ʌtˈun/
Make receptive to or in harmony with something.
The caregiver attunes herself to the child's needs by listening closely.
Etymology
Tuning brings sounds into harmony; attuning extends that adjustment to making someone receptive or suited to an influence or situation. The formation was probably suggested by atone.
In context
there is a certain temperature that will be the middle range of the comfort level and people just need to attune themselves to whatever that is
More examples
- The course helps teachers become attuned to students' needs.
- We must attune our plans to the community's priorities.
- Practice is attuning him to subtle changes in pitch.
Forms
attune · attunes · attuned · attuning
Similar words
- adjust
- Is broader and can involve any change to improve fit.
- sensitize
- Emphasizes increasing awareness or responsiveness to a particular stimulus.