"equalize" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈiːkwəlaɪz/ [UK], /ˈikwəˌlaɪz/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-equalize.wav Forms: equalizes [present, singular, third-person], equalizing [participle, present], equalized [participle, past], equalized [past]
Etymology: From equal + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|equal|ize}} equal + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} equalize (third-person singular simple present equalizes, present participle equalizing, simple past and past participle equalized)
  1. (transitive) To make equal; to cause to correspond in amount or degree. Tags: transitive Translations (to make equal): изравнявам (izravnjavam) (Bulgarian), igualar (Catalan), tasata (Finnish), tasapuolistaa (Finnish), tasa-arvoistaa (Finnish), égaliser (French), igualar (Galician), igar (Galician), ausgleichen (German), εξισώνω (exisóno) (Greek), kiegyenlít (Hungarian), egyensúlyba hoz (Hungarian), egalizál (Hungarian), egaligar (Ido), uguagliare (Italian), whakaōrite (Maori), hōrite (Maori), igualar (Portuguese), ура́внивать (urávnivatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), уравня́ть (uravnjátʹ) [perfective] (Russian), выра́внивать (vyrávnivatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), вы́ровнять (výrovnjatʹ) [perfective] (Russian), igualar (Spanish), སྙོམ (snyom) (Tibetan), зрівнювати (zrivnjuvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), зрівняти (zrivnjaty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), вирі́внювати (vyrívnjuvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), ви́рівняти (výrivnjaty) [perfective] (Ukrainian)
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  2. (obsolete, transitive) To be equal to; to equal, to rival. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-equalize-en-verb-bQmNoCJQ
  3. (intransitive, sports) To make the scoreline equal by scoring points. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Sports
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  4. (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. Categories (topical): Underwater diving Translations (to clear the ears): изравнявам (izravnjavam) (Bulgarian), den Druck im Ohr ausgleichen (German), compensare (Italian)
    Sense id: en-equalize-en-verb-~NQSLb1H Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ize, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Tibetan translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 10 8 32 27 12 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 6 29 32 15 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 10 7 32 29 12 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 10 6 30 26 16 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 10 7 30 27 15 11 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 11 9 30 26 13 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 10 7 31 27 13 12 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 10 7 30 27 14 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 9 7 22 23 19 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 14 6 29 26 13 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 12 8 23 20 19 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 9 5 34 28 12 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 9 6 33 28 12 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 9 6 32 28 14 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 9 6 27 24 19 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 10 7 30 27 15 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 24 8 26 20 11 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 9 6 32 28 14 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Tibetan translations: 10 6 32 27 13 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 10 7 30 27 15 11 Topics: diving, hobbies, lifestyle, sports, underwater-diving Disambiguation of 'to clear the ears': 6 6 6 79 2 2
  5. (category theory) Said of a morphism: to pre-compose with each of a parallel pair of morphisms so as to yield the same composite morphism. Categories (topical): Category theory
    Sense id: en-equalize-en-verb-s5j7YmYw Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ize, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Tibetan translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 10 8 32 27 12 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 6 29 32 15 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 10 7 32 29 12 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 10 6 30 26 16 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 10 7 30 27 15 11 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 11 9 30 26 13 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 10 7 31 27 13 12 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 10 7 30 27 14 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 9 7 22 23 19 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 14 6 29 26 13 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 12 8 23 20 19 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 9 5 34 28 12 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 9 6 33 28 12 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 9 6 32 28 14 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 9 6 27 24 19 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 10 7 30 27 15 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 24 8 26 20 11 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 9 6 32 28 14 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Tibetan translations: 10 6 32 27 13 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 10 7 30 27 15 11 Topics: category-theory, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  6. (signal processing) To adjust the balance between frequency components within an electronic signal. Categories (topical): Signal processing
    Sense id: en-equalize-en-verb-B0q63Q2K Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ize, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Tibetan translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 10 8 32 27 12 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 6 29 32 15 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 10 7 32 29 12 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 10 6 30 26 16 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 10 7 30 27 15 11 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 11 9 30 26 13 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 10 7 31 27 13 12 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 10 7 30 27 14 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 9 7 22 23 19 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 14 6 29 26 13 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 12 8 23 20 19 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 9 5 34 28 12 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 9 6 33 28 12 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 9 6 32 28 14 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 9 6 27 24 19 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 10 7 30 27 15 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 24 8 26 20 11 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 9 6 32 28 14 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Tibetan translations: 10 6 32 27 13 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 10 7 30 27 15 11 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, signal-processing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: even out, equalise (english: non-Oxford British spelling), æqualize [obsolete] Derived forms: disequalize, equalization, equalisation, equalizer, equaliser, misequalize, unequalized Translations (to make the score equal): изравнявам (izravnjavam) (Bulgarian), 均等化 (jūnděnghuà) (Chinese Mandarin), 等化 (děnghuà) (Chinese Mandarin), 平等化 (píngděnghuà) (Chinese Mandarin), tasoittaa (Finnish), yhtäläistää (Finnish), yhdenmukaistaa (Finnish), tasapäistää (Finnish), égaliser (French), ausgleichen (German), השווה (hishvá) (Hebrew), egyenlít (Hungarian), kiegyenlít (Hungarian), uguagliare (Italian), 平等にする (byōdō ni suru) (alt: びょうどうにする) (Japanese), wekhev kirin (Northern Kurdish), igualar (Portuguese), выра́внивать (vyrávnivatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), вы́ровнять (výrovnjatʹ) [perfective] (Russian), empatar (Spanish), igualar (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'to make the score equal': 37 27 30 2 3 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "to make the score equal",
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      "sense": "to make the score equal",
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      "sense": "to make the score equal",
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "to make the score equal",
      "word": "uguagliare"
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      "sense": "to make the score equal",
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      "sense": "to make the score equal",
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      "code": "bg",
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      "roman": "izravnjavam",
      "sense": "to clear the ears",
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to clear the ears",
      "word": "den Druck im Ohr ausgleichen"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "to clear the ears",
      "word": "compensare"
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