"equilibrate" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /iːkwɪˈlɪbɹeɪt/, /iːˈkwɪlɪbɹeɪt/ Forms: equilibrates [present, singular, third-person], equilibrating [participle, present], equilibrated [participle, past], equilibrated [past]
Etymology: From the participle stem of Late Latin *aequilībrō. Etymology templates: {{der|en|LL.|*aequilībrō}} Late Latin *aequilībrō Head templates: {{en-verb}} equilibrate (third-person singular simple present equilibrates, present participle equilibrating, simple past and past participle equilibrated)
  1. (transitive) To balance, or bring into equilibrium. Tags: transitive Translations (to balance, or bring into equilibrium): уравновесявам (uravnovesjavam) (Bulgarian), (使)平衡 (Chinese Mandarin), tasapainottaa (Finnish), echilibra (Romanian), equilibrar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-equilibrate-en-verb-Hu7ASk3p Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of 'to balance, or bring into equilibrium': 84 16
  2. (intransitive) To balance, to be in a state of equilibrium. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-equilibrate-en-verb-SW5XuXzz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: equilibrize Related terms: equilibrium, equilibrize

Inflected forms

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