equalize
Americanverb (used with object)
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to make equal.
to equalize tax burdens.
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to make uniform.
to equalize a rate of production.
verb
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(tr) to make equal or uniform; regularize
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(intr) (in sports) to reach the same score as one's opponent or opponents
Other Word Forms
- equalization noun
- nonequalization noun
- nonequalized adjective
- nonequalizing adjective
- unequalize verb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of equalize
Example Sentences
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To equalize inheritance later, you can simply adjust the distribution in your will or trust, reducing your son and daughter’s shares by the amount you have gifted each.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 7, 2025
To equalize its share with the US dollar, gold prices would need to rise to $5,790 per ounce, assuming no change in gold holdings.
From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025
At six months of age, the number of nanotubes in normal mice and those with Alzheimer's disease began to equalize.
From Science Daily • Oct. 16, 2025
Mike Huckabee, for goodness sake, was the governor who signed off on hundreds of millions of dollars of new annual funding to help equalize funding in Arkansas.
From Salon • Mar. 19, 2025
Once more through the plan: Use the manual valves to equalize the airlock.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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