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equalize

  • verb
  • /ˈiːkwəlaɪz/

To make equal; to cause to correspond in amount or degree.

Other meanings

  1. To make the scoreline equal by scoring points.

  2. To clear the ears to balance the pressure in the middle ear with the outside pressure by letting air enter along the Eustachian tubes.

Synonyms

  • get even

Related words

  • coequalize
  • unequalized
  • disequalize
  • misequalize

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “equalize” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.