(~s, equalizing, ~d)
Note: in BRIT, also use 'equalise'
1.
To ~ a situation means to give everyone the same rights or opportunities, for example in education, wealth, or social status.
Such measures are needed to ~ wage rates between countries.
VERB: V n
equalization
...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 ~s, he or she scores a goal that makes the scores of the two teams equal. (BRIT)
Keegan ~d with only 16 minutes remaining...
They showed little sign of equalising the Portsmouth striker’s glorious 55th-minute shot.
VERB: V, V n