Equalize

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈiːkwÉ™lʌɪz/

Alternative forms

• æqualize archaic
• equalise U.K.

Origin

From equal + -ize.

Full definition of equalize

Verb

1. (transitive) To make equal; to cause to correspond in amount or degree.to equalize accounts, burdens, or taxes
• WordsworthOne poor moment can suffice
  To equalize the lofty and the low.
• WhatelyNo system of instruction will completely equalize natural powers.
2. (obsolete, transitive) To be equal to; to equal, to rival. 16th-19th c.
• 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.9:But a third kingdom yet is to arise
  Out of the Trojans scattered ofspring,
  That in all glory and great enterprise,
  Both first and second Troy shall dare to equalise.
• Miltonpolling the reformed churches whether they equalize in number those of his three kingdoms
3. (intransitive, sports) To make the scoreline equal by scoring points. from 20th c.

Derived terms

• equalizer