equalize

[ee-kwuh-lahyz]

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verb (used with object), e·qual·ized, e·qual·iz·ing.

to make equal: to equalize tax burdens.
to make uniform: to equalize a rate of production.

Also especially British, e·qual·ise.

Origin of equalize

First recorded in 1580–90; equal + -ize

Related formse·qual·i·za·tion, nounnon·e·qual·i·za·tion, nounnon·e·qual·ized, adjectivenon·e·qual·iz·ing, adjectiveun·e·qual·ize, verb (used with object), un·e·qual·ized, un·e·qual·iz·ing.

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Related Words for equalization

comparison, equalization, counteraction, compensation, offset, balance, ballast, equilibrium, stabilization

Examples from the Web for equalization

Contemporary Examples of equalization

And equalization—of power—is, I think, is what drives many individuals to “go postal.”
Confessions of a Man Who Almost Went Postal
Mansfield Frazier
April 4, 2009

Historical Examples of equalization

The valorization, or equalization, of coffee originated in Brazil.
All About Coffee
William H. Ukers
At other sports this equalization is managed by means of starts.
The Slang Dictionary
John Camden Hotten
The vital principle, to me, is the equalization of opportunity.
The Wasted Generation
Owen Johnson
Some day there will be a Board of Equalization from whose decision there will be no appeal.
Nasby in Exile
David R. Locke
The equalization of the river flow can also be thus attained.
Charities and the Commons: The Pittsburgh Survey, Part II: The Place
Various

British Dictionary definitions for equalization

equalize

equalise

verb

(tr) to make equal or uniform; regularize
(intr) (in sports) to reach the same score as one's opponent or opponents

Derived Formsequalization or equalisation, noun

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Word Origin and History for equalization

1793, from equalize + -ation.

equalize

1580s, from equal + -ize. Related: Equalized; equalizing.