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3 definitions found
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Tune \Tune\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tuned} (t[=u]nd); p. pr. & vb.
n. {Tuning}.]
1. To put into a state adapted to produce the proper sounds;
to harmonize, to cause to be in tune; to correct the tone
of; as, to tune a piano or a violin. " Tune your harps."
--Dryden.
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2. To give tone to; to attune; to adapt in style of music; to
make harmonious.
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For now to sorrow must I tune my song. --Milton.
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3. To sing with melody or harmony.
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Fountains, and ye, that warble, as ye flow,
Melodious murmurs, warbling tune his praise.
--Milton.
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4. To put into a proper state or disposition. --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
tuned
adj 1: brought to correct pitch; "his tuned violin"; "the attuned
instruments" [syn: {attuned}]
2: so adjusted as to be appropriate or brought into harmony;
"an industry not attuned to the demands of the market"; "a
remark keyed to the situation"; "charges finely tuned to
the amount a student can afford" [syn: {attuned}, {keyed}]
3: tuned in equal temperament; or so tuned as to allow
modulation into other keys
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
32 Moby Thesaurus words for "tuned":
accordant, according, assonant, assonantal, attuned, blended,
blending, chiming, concordant, consonant, harmonic, harmonious,
harmonizing, homophonic, in accord, in chorus, in concert,
in concord, in sync, in tune, in unison, melodic, monodic,
monophonic, musical, songful, symphonious, synchronized,
synchronous, tuneful, unisonant, unisonous
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