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[ ee-kwuh-lahyz ] / ˈi kwəˌlaɪz / SEE SYNONYMS FOR equalize ON THESAURUS.COM
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. Also especially British, e·qual·ise . Origin of equalizeFirst recorded in 1580–90; equal + -ize OTHER WORDS FROM equalizee·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. Words nearby equalizeequali, equalitarian, equality, Equality State, equalization payment, equalize, equalizer, equally, Equal Opportunities Commission, equal opportunity, equal pay Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for equalizeThis also tends to equalize financial outcomes, creating less of a gap between the higher and lower earners. Does Anyone Really Know What Socialism Is? (Ep. 408 Rebroadcast)|Stephen J. Dubner|September 17, 2020|Freakonomics 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
verb(tr) to make equal or uniform; regularize (intr) (in sports) to reach the same score as one's opponent or opponents Derived forms of equalizeequalization or equalisation, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to equalizeadjust, even up, even, trim, square, standardize, handicap, rival, level, smooth, equal, compare, socialize, emulate, equate, coordinate, establish, parallel, match, communize |