equalize

especially British, e·qual·ise

[ee-kwuh-lahyz]

verb (used with object)

equalized, equalizing 

1. to make equal.

   to equalize tax burdens.

2. to make uniform.

   to equalize a rate of production.

equalize

/ ˈiːkwəˌlaɪz /

verb

1. (tr) to make equal or uniform; regularize

2. (intr) (in sports) to reach the same score as one's opponent or opponents

Other Word Forms

• equalization noun
• nonequalization noun
• nonequalized adjective
• nonequalizing adjective
• unequalize verb (used with object)

Word History and Origins

Origin of equalize¹

First recorded in 1580–90; equal + -ize

Example Sentences

It is also, in some ways, an equalizing force.

From Los Angeles Times

That’s because, as my prior research finds, public sector unions uniquely shape American society by equalizing wages while increasing transparency and civic participation.

From Salon

Mike Huckabee, for goodness sake, was the governor who signed off on hundreds of millions of dollars of new annual funding to help equalize funding in Arkansas.

From Salon

First, it will help “equalize voting rates by bringing less participatory groups—typically the socioeconomically disadvantaged—to the polls.”

From Salon

Richardson said she’d consider a tax initiative that would “help to more equalize how we all pay.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• adjust 
• even up