-ˌbrāt, usu -ād.+V verb
also equi·lib·ri·ate ˌēkwəˈlibrēˌā- also ˌek-
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: equilibrate from Late Latin aequilibratus, past participle of aequilibrare, from Latin aequilibris in equilibrium; equilibriate from equilibri um + -ate — more at equilibrium
transitive verb
: to bring into or keep in equilibrium : balance
the resulting relationship … tends to equilibrate the status of men and women in Hopi society — Laura Thompson
the gas is measured to equilibrate the liquid
intransitive verb
: to bring about, come to, or be in equilibrium
the forces that equilibrate
the distribution of the … sample will not equilibrate owing to absorption and excretion — Science
while its weight equilibrates with the other weight