e·quil·i·brate

[ih-kwil-uh-breyt, ee-kwuh-lahy-breyt, ek-wuh-] verb, e·quil·i·brat·ed, e·quil·i·brat·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to balance equally; keep in equipoise or equilibrium.
2.
to be in equilibrium with; counterpoise.
verb (used without object)
3.
to be in equilibrium; balance.
Origin:
1625–35; < Late Latin aequilībrātus, past participle of aequilībrāre to be in equilibrium; see -ate1

Related forms
e·quil·i·bra·tion, noun
e·quil·i·bra·tor, noun
un·e·quil·i·brat·ed, adjective
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equilibrate (ˌiːkwɪˈlaɪbreɪt, ɪˈkwɪlɪˌbreɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—vb
to bring to or be in equilibrium; balance
 
[C17: from Late Latin aequilībrāre, from aequilībris in balance; see equilibrium]
 
equilibration
 
—n
 
equilibrator
 
—n

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Example sentences
They were allowed to equilibrate overnight at room temperature.
Some liquids rapidly equilibrate the dissolved gas with the gas above it.
The oxygen in solution will equilibrate with the oxygen in the surrounding
  atmosphere.
Allow sufficient time for the chilled water to equilibrate with the air.
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