ˈēkwəˌlīz verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Usage: see -ize
Etymology: equal (I) + -ize
transitive verb
1. archaic : equal 1a, 1b, 2
2. : to make equal : cause to be like in amount or degree : make of equal status
extended Roman citizenship to all provincials … equalizing the conquered peoples with their conquerors — Clyde Pharr
equalize educational opportunities
3.
a. : to reduce or bring up to a normal level : compensate for
she has an instinct to equalize an inequality which “nature” may have left — Reinhold Neibuhr
b. : to make uniform ; specifically : to distribute evenly or uniformly
a bar to equalize the pressure on a set of springs
equalize the burden of taxation
c. : to adjust or correct the frequency characteristics of (an electronic signal) by restoring to their original level high frequencies that have been attenuated in recording or transmission or by other means
intransitive verb
: to make something equal ; specifically chiefly Britain : to tie the score in a sports match
the score was still 2-1, but then Hofman equalized — Jimmy Hogan