equalize

[ ee-kwuh-lahyz ]

/ ˈi kwəˌlaɪz /

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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.

Words nearby equalize

equali, equalitarian, equality, equality state, equalization payment, equalize, equalizer, equally, equanil, equanimity, equanimous

Also especially British, e·qual·ise.

Origin of equalize

First recorded in 1580–90; equal + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM equalize

e·qual·i·za·tion, nounnon·e·qual·i·za·tion, nounnon·e·qual·ized, adjectivenon·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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Examples from the Web for 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|DAILY BEAST
This living in the inner side of life each day is essential for the preservation of equalization of our daily life.
Freedom Talks No. II|Julia Seton
How this equalization actually takes place, can not be discussed here when treating of simple circulation.
A Contribution to The Critique Of The Political Economy|Karl Marx
A diversity in the selection of taxes has been deemed requisite to their equalization.
American Eloquence, Volume II. (of 4)|Various

Thus arises a sort of equalization principle upon the basis of which a law can be established.
Human, All Too Human|Friedrich Nietzsche
This is not the only country where equalization of the incomes of the clergy is desirable.
The Churches of Paris|S. Sophia Beale

British Dictionary definitions for equalization

equalize

equalise

/ (ˈiːkwəˌlaɪz) /

verb

(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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equalize

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

Words related to equalize

Words nearby equalize

Origin of equalize

OTHER WORDS FROM equalize

Examples from the Web for equalization

British Dictionary definitions for equalization

equalise

verb

Derived forms of equalize