[equal.ize] vb -ized ; -iz.ing vt (1622) 1: to make equal
2. a: to compensate for b: to make uniform; esp: to distribute evenly or uniformly "~ the tax burden" c: to adjust or correct the frequency characteristics of (an electronic signal) by restoring to their original level high frequencies that have been attenuated ~ vi, chiefly Brit: to tie the score -- equal.iza.tion n