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

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

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 equalize

JUDNICK: The immediate supremacist reaction is to equalize everything.
The Unbearable Whiteness of Protesting|Rawiya Kameir, Judnick Mayard|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
What defect in the feed valve will cause the brake pipe pressure to equalize with that in the main reservoir?
The Traveling Engineers' Association|Anonymous

The revolving frame and its barrel are made to turn in contrary directions, so as greatly to save time and equalize the operation.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure
There is then a disposition to equalize that cannot be easily repressed.
Steam Steel and Electricity|James W. Steele
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
This is one factor that makes it impossible for a retailer to equalize the peaks and valleys in his sales chart.
Meteorology|Charles Fitzhugh Talman

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 Formsequalization or equalisation, noun

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Word Origin and History for equalize

equalize

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

equalize

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

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British Dictionary definitions for equalize

equalize

equalise

verb

Word Origin and History for equalize

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