Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense equalizes, present participle equalizing, past tense, past participle equalizedregional note: in BRIT, also use equalise
1. verb
To equalize a situation means to give everyone the same rights or opportunities, for example in education, wealth, or social status.
Actual changes in practice relating to equalizing opportunity are taking place veryslowly. [VERB noun]
Such measures are needed to equalize wage rates between countries. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: make equal, match, level, balance More Synonyms of equalize
equalization (iːkwəlaɪzeɪʃən)uncountable noun
...the equalization of parenting responsibilities between men and women. [+ of]
2. verb
In sports such as football, if a player equalizes, he or she scores a goal that makes the scores of the two teams equal.
[British]
Keegan equalized with only 16 minutes remaining. [VERB]
They showed little sign of equalising the Portsmouth striker's glorious 55th-minuteshot. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: draw level, level the score, square the score, make the score level More Synonyms of equalize
equalize in British English
or equalise (ˈiːkwəˌlaɪz)
verb
1. (transitive)
to make equal or uniform; regularize
2. (intransitive)
(in sports) to reach the same score as one's opponent or opponents
Derived forms
equalization (ˌequaliˈzation) or equalisation (ˌequaliˈsation)
noun
equalize in American English
(ˈikwəlˌaɪz)
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈequalˌized or ˈequalˌizing
1.
to make equal
2.
to make uniform
3.
to compensate for or correct (varying frequency or response characteristics) in recording, playback, etc.
Derived forms
equalization (ˌequaliˈzation)
noun
Examples of 'equalize' in a sentence
equalize
Disasters one, triumphs nil, but there was still a chance to equalize before half time.
Leeson, Robert THE THIRD CLASS GENIE (2004)
From what Adie told me once, boundaries have to have a pass to create balance on both sides, to equalize the life on both sides.
Terry Goodkind NAKED EMPIRE (2004)
In other languages
equalize
British English: equalize /ˈiːkwəˌlaɪz/ VERB
To equalize a situation means to give everyone the same rights or opportunities.
They want to equalize funding among school districts.