Equalize
['iːkwəlaɪz] or ['ikwəlaɪz]
Definition
(v. t.) To make equal; to cause to correspond, or be like, in amount or degree as compared; as, to equalize accounts, burdens, or taxes.
(v. t.) To pronounce equal; to compare as equal.
(v. t.) To be equal to; equal; to match.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Equal, make equal, make alike.
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Examples
- Attempts were made to equalize property. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- As soon as the pressure is thus equalized, the door at the heading end can be opened and the workmen pass into the heading. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Masters and men had to labour together as backwoodsmen, and were equalized in the process. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Becky consoled herself by so balancing the chances and equalizing the distribution of good and evil in the world. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
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