equalise

e·qual·ize

[ee-kwuh-lahyz]
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

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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equalize or equalise (ˈiːkwəˌlaɪz) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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

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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.
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