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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Attune \At*tune"\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Attuned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Attuning}.] [Pref. ad- + tune.]
1. To tune or put in tune; to make melodious; to adjust, as one sound or musical instrument to another; as, to attune the voice to a harp.
2. To arrange fitly; to make accordant.
Wake to energy each social aim, Attuned spontaneous to the will of Jove. --Beattie.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
attuned
adjective
1: brought to correct pitch; "his tuned violin"; "the attuned instruments" [syn: {tuned}]
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: {keyed}, {tuned}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
49 Moby Thesaurus words for "attuned": accordant, according, agreeable, agreeing, akin, amicable, assonant, assonantal, at one, blended, blending, chiming, compatible, concordant, congenial, consonant, corresponding, empathetic, empathic, en rapport, frictionless, harmonic, harmonious, harmonizing, homophonic, in accord, in chorus, in concert, in concord, in rapport, in sync, in tune, in unison, inharmony, like-minded, monodic, monophonic, of one mind, peaceful, sympathetic, symphonious, synchronized, synchronous, together, tuned, understanding, unisonant, unisonous, united
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