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.

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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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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 Online
When 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 Online
That 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|Time
If factor price equalization should be enough to lure people anywhere, it's places like Western New York.
Will the Young People Go Home Again?|Megan McArdle|June 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST

That seems like a long time to wait for factor price equalization to save you.
Will the Young People Go Home Again?|Megan McArdle|June 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
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
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 Wells
The 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 Wells
The sugar resources of the country, both cane and beet-root, were regulated by the so-called Sugar Equalization Board.
Harper's Pictorial Library of the World War, Volume XII|Various
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. Ripley
The 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

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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equalise

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