equalize
verb (used with object)
to make equal.
equalizes
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present tense formof equalize (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Isotonic cells have an equal concentration of solutes inside and outside the cell; this equalizes the osmotic pressure on either side of the cell membrane which is a semi-permeable membrane.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
“This rule, at least to a certain degree, equalizes the workforce that way,’’ says Amanda Sonneborn, an employment lawyer at King & Spalding.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 5, 2021
The first equalizes the bad luck we’re born with; the second, the bad luck that finds us as adults.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 6, 2020
Fresh flour is considered “unstable,” Hutchison explained, and oxidation equalizes it and makes it more stable and consistent.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 10, 2016
“I like the way it equalizes everyone, you know? Most competitions are only for one thing, but in America's Got Talent, you can do anything. Be anything.”
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
