equalize
[ee-kwuh-lahyz]
- 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
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Related Words
adjust, even, trim, square, standardize, handicap, rival, level, smooth, equal, compare, socialize, emulate, equate, coordinate, establish, parallel, match, communize, regularizeExamples from the Web for equalize
Contemporary Examples
JUDNICK: The immediate supremacist reaction is to equalize everything.
They have high quality child care, and political party quotas to equalize the number of men and women running for office.
Far from pushing “undemocratic” legislation, Yisrael Beytenu has attempted to push legislation that will equalize Israeli society.
Historical Examples
How to equalize families and allotments will be one of the chief cares of the guardians of the laws.
LawsPlato
This will tend to force the growth of the weaker shoots and to equalize the vigor of all.
Manual of American Grape-GrowingU. P. Hedrick
That's because there are no protecting layers of clouds to equalize the radiation.
The Boy with the U. S. Weather MenFrancis William Rolt-Wheeler
The most that the law can do is to equalize the conditions of sale.
Sophisms of the ProtectionistsFrederic Bastiat
Winnie can't go and teach there to equalize their school bills!
The Youngest Girl in the FifthAngela Brazil
equalize
equalise
- (tr) to make equal or uniform; regularize
- (intr) (in sports) to reach the same score as one's opponent or opponents
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Word Origin and History for equalize
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