01 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.
imp. & p. p.
Equalized; p. pr. & vb. n.
Equalizing
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1.
To make equal; to cause to correspond, or be like, in amount or degree as compared; as, to equalize accounts, burdens, or taxes.“One poor moment can suffice To equalize the lofty and the low.” — Wordsworth.“No system of instruction will completely equalize natural powers.” — Whately.
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2.
To pronounce equal; to compare as equal.“Which we equalize, and perhaps would willingly prefer to the Iliad.” — Orrery.
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3.
To be equal to; equal; to match.[Obs.]“It could not equalize the hundredth part Of what her eyes have kindled in my heart.” — Waller.
Phrases & compounds
Equalizing bar —
a lever connecting two axle boxes, or two springs in a car truck or locomotive, to equalize the pressure on the axles.