equalize
to make equal: to equalize tax burdens.
to make uniform: to equalize a rate of production.
Origin of equalize
1- Also especially British, e·qual·ise .
Other words from equalize
- 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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How to use equalize in a sentence
All men, therefore, though not equal as discoverers, are practically equalised by whatever the discoverers accomplish.
A Critical Examination of Socialism | William Hurrell MallockHe was not perfect; he would know how to take care of himself probably; in marriage things equalised themselves.
April Hopes | William Dean HowellsWill war be abolished at some future time, or property equalised or abolished, or morality exalted, or religion superseded?
History of Modern Philosophy | Alfred William BennThis simple and benign device equalised the competition throughout the day, and made Denry richer by seven or eight pounds a week.
The Card, A Story Of Adventure In The Five Towns | Arnold BennettTo this it was replied (as by West) that though competition equalised profits, it could not fix the rate of profit.
The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3) | Leslie Stephen
British Dictionary definitions for equalize
equalise
/ (ˈiːkwəˌlaɪz) /
(tr) to make equal or uniform; regularize
(intr) (in sports) to reach the same score as one's opponent or opponents
Derived forms of equalize
- equalization or equalisation, noun
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