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attune
verb at·tune \ə-ˈtün, -ˈtyün\
: to cause (a person, company, etc.) to have a better understanding of what is needed or wanted by a particular person or group
Full Definition of ATTUNE
transitive verb
1
: to bring into harmony : tune
2
: to make aware or responsive <attune businesses to changing trends>
— at·tune·ment \-mənt\ noun
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First Known Use of ATTUNE
1596
Related to ATTUNE
- Synonyms
- accommodate, harmonize, conciliate, conform, coordinate, key, reconcile
- Antonyms
- disharmonize
Rhymes with ATTUNE
aswoon, baboon, balloon, bassoon, blue moon, buffoon, Calhoun, Cancún, cardoon, cartoon, cocoon, commune, doubloon, dragoon, festoon, fine-tune, forenoon, full moon, gaboon, gadroon, galloon, Gudrun, half-moon, harpoon, high noon, immune, impugn, jargoon, jejune, Kowloon, Kunlun, lagoon, lampoon, lardoon, Maine coon, maroon, monsoon, Neptune, new moon, oppugn, Pashtun, patroon, platoon, poltroon, pontoon, premune, puccoon, quadroon, ratoon, repugn, rough-hewn, saloon, Sassoon, shalloon, soupspoon, spittoon, spontoon, teaspoon, tribune, triune, tuchun, tycoon, typhoon, untune, Walloon
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