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Attuning

Attune \At*tune"\, v. t. [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.

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attuning

vb. (present participle of attune English)

Usage examples of "attuning".

She cast Penetrating Inside to try to learn the nature of the banestone's attuning ability.

There, I followed the partial instructions I had received for purposes of attuning it to my use.

Then I began a careful survey of the design: I couldn't recall everything my father had said about attuning oneself to the Jewel.

Closer still, and it resolved itself into a form—a complex, three dimensional construct, half familiar—which must be the pathway one takes in attuning oneself to the Jewel, from my father's description.

Over the centuries, they had flourished and grown strong once more, attuning themselves to the ways of mysterious magics.

Dragging her weary body to the mirror, she stared deeply into it, attuning her mind to the swirl to bring the image clearer.

He then held the magic item to his chest, attuning his thoughts to its magical emanations.

He moved his consciousness purposefully across his limbs and torso, attuning himself, body and mind, into a singular warrior entity.

She felt the peculiar action of it reaching out, attuning, linking the two of them in a passive bond.

He sang again, and it was similar to the attuning melody, but distinct.

Kamahl crouched on die branch and looked for his attacker, attuning his other senses to the forest.

The mer headed out toward the forest, bending the minds of the Order guards he met along the way and then attuning his mind to the forest before he left the protective ring of the night watch.

I heard only Pol's half of it, not willing to try attuning myself to listen in fully, fearing that this might somehow make my presence known to the fiery one.