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.

Nearby words

Also especially British, e·qual·ise.

Origin of equalize

First recorded in 1580–90; equal + -ize

Related forms

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 Formsequalization or equalisation, noun

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