equalize
to make equal: to equalize tax burdens.
to make uniform: to equalize a rate of production.
Origin of equalize
1- Also especially British, e·qual·ise .
Other words from equalize
- e·qual·i·za·tion, noun
- non·e·qual·i·za·tion, noun
- non·e·qual·ized, adjective
- non·e·qual·iz·ing, adjective
- un·e·qual·ize, verb (used with object), un·e·qual·ized, un·e·qual·iz·ing.
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How to use equalize in a sentence
The initiative, whose viral success prompted my 2018 article, is pushing to equalize race distances at national level cross-country meets.
Should Men and Women Race the Same Distance? | Martin Fritz Huber | January 27, 2021 | Outside OnlineWhen I reached out to Diljeet Taylor, the head coach of Brigham Young University’s powerhouse women’s cross-country team, she told me that, by and large, her runners hadn’t expressed any desire to equalize cross-country distances.
Should Men and Women Race the Same Distance? | Martin Fritz Huber | January 27, 2021 | Outside OnlineThat could involve asking remote workers to speak first, for instance, or asking a person giving a presentation to go in a separate room by themselves, thus equalizing the experience for everyone.
Our Work-From-Home Future Could Make It Easier for Some People to Find Jobs, Says Upwork CEO Hayden Brown | Tara Law | August 17, 2020 | TimeIf factor price equalization should be enough to lure people anywhere, it's places like Western New York.
That seems like a long time to wait for factor price equalization to save you.
And equalization—of power—is, I think, is what drives many individuals to “go postal.”
Under modern conditions world-wide economic and educational equalization is in the long run inevitable.
The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind | Herbert George WellsThe urgent need of some equalization of labour conditions, and of the minimum standard of life throughout the world.
The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind | Herbert George WellsThe sugar resources of the country, both cane and beet-root, were regulated by the so-called Sugar Equalization Board.
This, known as 'drayage equalization,' was claimed by competitors to be in the nature of a rebate to secure business.
Railroads: Rates and Regulations | William Z. RipleyThe problem under such circumstances is mainly that of securing equalization through different gateways.
Railroads: Rates and Regulations | William Z. Ripley
British Dictionary definitions for equalize
equalise
/ (ˈiːkwəˌlaɪz) /
(tr) to make equal or uniform; regularize
(intr) (in sports) to reach the same score as one's opponent or opponents
Derived forms of equalize
- equalization or equalisation, noun
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