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equalized

 [ee-kwuh-lahyz]   Origin

e·qual·ize

   [ee-kwuh-lahyz]
verb (used with object), -ized, -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), -ized, -iz·ing.
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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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