equilibrate
Americanverb (used with object)
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to balance equally; keep in equipoise or equilibrium.
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to be in equilibrium with; counterpoise.
verb (used without object)
verb
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of equilibrate
1625–35; < Late Latin aequilībrātus, past participle of aequilībrāre to be in equilibrium; see -ate 1
Example Sentences
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Without the sunlight — an external source of energy — the temperature of the rod will equilibrate to the temperature of its environment.
From Salon • Aug. 12, 2023
When this happens, water moves to equilibrate, moving from the system or compartment with a higher water potential to the system or compartment with a lower water potential.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
“Whenever there is a new recommendation, there are the early adopters who are extremely eager to want to get that booster right now,” she said, adding that “supply and demand will equilibrate in short order.”
From Seattle Times • Dec. 4, 2021
So we predict that as gender ratios of the faculty equilibrate in the future and male and female professors gain experience at an equal rate, this subtle mean difference will go away entirely.
From Slate • Apr. 17, 2018
Masonry labors to equilibrate in us the Human and the Divine, 860-l.
From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Pike, Albert
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