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equalise
e·qual·ize
/
ˈi
kwəˌlaɪz
/
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[
ee
-kw
uh
-lahyz
]
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verb (used with object),
e·qual·ized,
e·qual·iz·ing.
1.
to make
equal
:
to equalize tax burdens.
2.
to make uniform:
to equalize a rate of production.
Also,
especially British,
e·qual·ise.
Origin:
1580–90;
equal
+
-ize
Related forms
e·qual·i·za·tion,
noun
non·e·qual·i·za·tion,
noun
non·e·qual·ized,
adjective
non·e·qual·iz·ing,
adjective
un·e·qual·ize,
verb (used with object),
un·e·qual·ized,
un·e·qual·iz·ing.
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World English Dictionary
equalize
or
equalise
(ˈiːkwəˌlaɪz)
—
vb
1.
(
tr
) to make equal or uniform; regularize
2.
(
intr
) (in sports) to reach the same score as one's opponent or opponents
equalise
or
equalise
—
vb
equali'zation
or
equalise
—
n
equali'sation
or
equalise
—
n
equalize
or
equalise
(ˈiːkwəˌlaɪz)
—
vb
1.
(
tr
) to make equal or uniform; regularize
2.
(
intr
) (in sports) to reach the same score as one's opponent or opponents
equalise
or
equalise
—
vb
equali'zation
or
equalise
—
n
equali'sation
or
equalise
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
equalize
1590s, from
equal
+
-ize
. Related: Equalized; equalizing. Equalizer is from 1792; in the U.S. underworld slang sense of pistol, it is from c.1900.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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