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equalize

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e·qual·ize  (kw-lz)
v. e·qual·ized, e·qual·iz·ing, e·qual·iz·es
v.tr.
1. To make equal: equalized the responsibilities of the staff members.
2. To make uniform.
v.intr.
To constitute or induce equality, equilibrium, or balance.

equal·i·zation (kw-l-zshn) n.

equalize or -ise
Verb
[-izing, -ized] or -ising, -ised
1. to make equal or uniform
2. (in a sport) to reach the same score as one's opponent or opponents
equalization
-isation n
equalizer
-iser n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.equalize - compensate; make the score equal
rack up, score, tally, hit - gain points in a game; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season"
2.equalize - make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching; "let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office"; "The company matched the discount policy of its competitors"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
homologise, homologize - make homologous
homogenize, homogenise - cause to become equal or homogeneous as by mixing; "homogenize the main ingredients"
tie, draw - finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.; "The teams drew a tie"
rival, equal, match, touch - be equal to in quality or ability; "Nothing can rival cotton for durability"; "Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues"; "Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents"

equalize or equalise
verb 1. make equal, match, level, balance, square, equal, smooth, equate, standardize, even out, even up, regularize, make level
2. draw level, level the score, square the score, make the score level
Translations
equalize [ˈiːkwəlaɪz] vt, viigualar;
(SPORT) → empatar
equalize [ˈiːkwəlaɪz] equal vt, vi (Sport) → égaliser
equalize [ˈiːkwəlaɪz] equal vtangleichen
vi (Sport) → ausgleichen
equalize [ˈiːkwəlaɪz] vt, vipareggiare


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If I were a natural philosopher, I would tell him that if less of caloric were set in motion upon the planets which are nearest to the sun, and more, on the contrary, upon those which are farthest removed from it, this simple fact would alone suffice to equalize the heat, and to render the temperature of those worlds supportable by beings organized like ourselves.
The waves of the sea do not more speedily seek a level from their loftiest tossing than the varieties of condition tend to equalize themselves.
There was a waning moon in the sky, and her radiance was not brilliant, but she was veiled in a thin cloud curtain which seemed to diffuse and equalize it.
 
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