equalize

Verb

Verb Forms: equalized, equalizing, equalizes

• To make things equal or to achieve equality.
• compensate; make the score equal
• make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching
  • "let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office"
• To make equal; to cause to correspond in amount or degree.
• To be equal to; to equal, to rival.
• To make the scoreline equal by scoring points.
• To clear the ears to balance the pressure in the middle ear with the outside pressure by letting air enter along the Eustachian tubes.
• Said of a morphism: to pre-compose with each of a parallel pair of morphisms so as to yield the same composite morphism.
• To adjust the balance between frequency components within an electronic signal.

Examples

• A well-placed ’Q’ could equalize the scores in this tight Scrabble match.
• to equalize accounts, burdens, or taxes

Synonyms

equal, equalise, equate, get even, match, even out