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equilibrate
e·quil·i·brate E0189600 (ĭ-kwĭl′ə-brāt′)v. e·quil·i·brat·ed, e·quil·i·brat·ing, e·quil·i·brates v.intr. To be in or bring about equilibrium.v.tr. To maintain in or bring into equilibrium. e·quil′i·bra′tion n.e·quil′i·bra·to′ry (-brə-tôr′ē) adj.equilibrate (ˌiːkwɪˈlaɪbreɪt; ɪˈkwɪlɪˌbreɪt) vbto bring to or be in equilibrium; balance[C17: from Late Latin aequilībrāre, from aequilībris in balance; see equilibrium] equilibration n equilibrator ne•quil•i•brate (ɪˈkwɪl əˌbreɪt, ˌi kwəˈlaɪ breɪt, ˌɛk wə-) v. -brat•ed, -brat•ing. v.t. 1. to balance equally; keep in equipoise or equilibrium. 2. to be in equilibrium with; counterpoise. v.i. 3. to be in equilibrium; balance. [1625–35; < Late Latin] e•quil`i•bra′tion, n. e•quil′i•bra`tor, n. equilibrate Past participle: equilibrated Gerund: equilibrating
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equilibrate | equilibrate |
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I equilibrate | you equilibrate | he/she/it equilibrates | we equilibrate | you equilibrate | they equilibrate |
Preterite |
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I equilibrated | you equilibrated | he/she/it equilibrated | we equilibrated | you equilibrated | they equilibrated |
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I am equilibrating | you are equilibrating | he/she/it is equilibrating | we are equilibrating | you are equilibrating | they are equilibrating |
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I have equilibrated | you have equilibrated | he/she/it has equilibrated | we have equilibrated | you have equilibrated | they have equilibrated |
Past Continuous |
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I was equilibrating | you were equilibrating | he/she/it was equilibrating | we were equilibrating | you were equilibrating | they were equilibrating |
Past Perfect |
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I had equilibrated | you had equilibrated | he/she/it had equilibrated | we had equilibrated | you had equilibrated | they had equilibrated |
Future |
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I will equilibrate | you will equilibrate | he/she/it will equilibrate | we will equilibrate | you will equilibrate | they will equilibrate |
Future Perfect |
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I will have equilibrated | you will have equilibrated | he/she/it will have equilibrated | we will have equilibrated | you will have equilibrated | they will have equilibrated |
Future Continuous |
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I will be equilibrating | you will be equilibrating | he/she/it will be equilibrating | we will be equilibrating | you will be equilibrating | they will be equilibrating |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been equilibrating | you have been equilibrating | he/she/it has been equilibrating | we have been equilibrating | you have been equilibrating | they have been equilibrating |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been equilibrating | you will have been equilibrating | he/she/it will have been equilibrating | we will have been equilibrating | you will have been equilibrating | they will have been equilibrating |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been equilibrating | you had been equilibrating | he/she/it had been equilibrating | we had been equilibrating | you had been equilibrating | they had been equilibrating |
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I would equilibrate | you would equilibrate | he/she/it would equilibrate | we would equilibrate | you would equilibrate | they would equilibrate |
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I would have equilibrated | you would have equilibrated | he/she/it would have equilibrated | we would have equilibrated | you would have equilibrated | they would have equilibrated | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | equilibrate - bring to a chemical stasis or equilibriumchemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactionschange state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" | | 2. | equilibrate - bring into balance or equilibrium; "She has to balance work and her domestic duties"; "balance the two weights"balance, equilibrise, equilibrizecomplement - make complete or perfect; supply what is wanting or form the complement to; "I need some pepper to complement the sweet touch in the soup"match, fit - make correspond or harmonize; "Match my sweater"balance, poise - hold or carry in equilibriumcounterbalance, even off, even out, even up, compensate, correct, make up - adjust for; "engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance"cancel, offset, set off - make up for; "His skills offset his opponent's superior strength"countervail, offset - compensate for or counterbalance; "offset deposits and withdrawals"balance - be in equilibrium; "He was balancing on one foot"trim - balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces; "trim an airplane" | TranslationsEncyclopediaSeeequilibrationequilibrate
Synonyms for equilibrateverb bring to a chemical stasis or equilibriumRelated Words- chemical science
- chemistry
- change state
- turn
verb bring into balance or equilibriumSynonyms- balance
- equilibrise
- equilibrize
Related Words- complement
- match
- fit
- balance
- poise
- counterbalance
- even off
- even out
- even up
- compensate
- correct
- make up
- cancel
- offset
- set off
- countervail
- trim
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