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 equalize

adjust, even, trim, square, standardize, handicap, rival, level, smooth, equal, compare, socialize, emulate, equate, coordinate, establish, parallel, match, communize, regularize

Examples from the Web for equalize

Contemporary Examples of equalize

JUDNICK: The immediate supremacist reaction is to equalize everything.
The Unbearable Whiteness of Protesting
Rawiya Kameir, Judnick Mayard
December 10, 2014
They have high quality child care, and political party quotas to equalize the number of men and women running for office.
Can the Gender Gap Be Solved?
Kay Hymowitz
April 22, 2014
Far from pushing “undemocratic” legislation, Yisrael Beytenu has attempted to push legislation that will equalize Israeli society.
The Truth About Yisrael Beytenu
Hamad Amar
November 9, 2012

Historical Examples of equalize

How to equalize families and allotments will be one of the chief cares of the guardians of the laws.
Laws
Plato
This will tend to force the growth of the weaker shoots and to equalize the vigor of all.
Manual of American Grape-Growing
U. P. Hedrick
That's because there are no protecting layers of clouds to equalize the radiation.
The Boy with the U. S. Weather Men
Francis William Rolt-Wheeler
The most that the law can do is to equalize the conditions of sale.
Sophisms of the Protectionists
Frederic Bastiat
Winnie can't go and teach there to equalize their school bills!
The Youngest Girl in the Fifth
Angela Brazil

British Dictionary definitions for equalize

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 equalize

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