transcription, транскрипция: [ i:kwəlaɪz ]
( equalizes, equalizing, equalized)
Note: in BRIT, also use 'equalise'
1.
To equalize a situation means to give everyone the same rights or opportunities, for example in education, wealth, or social status.
Such measures are needed to equalize wage rates between countries.
VERB : V n
• equali‧za‧tion
...the equalization of parenting responsibilities between men and women.
N-UNCOUNT : also a N , oft N of n
2.
In sports such as football, if a player equalizes , he or she scores a goal that makes the scores of the two teams equal. ( BRIT )
Keegan equalized with only 16 minutes remaining...
They showed little sign of equalising the Portsmouth striker’s glorious 55th-minute shot.
VERB : V , V n