Associations to the word «Equalize»

Wiktionary

EQUALIZE, verb. (transitive) To make equal; to cause to correspond in amount or degree.
EQUALIZE, verb. (obsolete) (transitive) To be equal to; to equal, to rival. [16th-19th c.]
EQUALIZE, verb. (intransitive) (sports) To make the scoreline equal by scoring points. [from 20th c.]
EQUALIZE, verb. (underwater diving) To clear the ears to balance the pressure in the middle ear with the outside pressure by letting air enter along the Eustachian tubes.

Dictionary definition

EQUALIZE, verb. Compensate; make the score equal.
EQUALIZE, verb. 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".

Wise words

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