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   E·qual·ize

   /ˈēkwəˌlīz/

   

   verb

   • 1. make the same in quantity, size, or degree throughout a place or group: "incentives to equalize funding for school districts"
   • ▪ make uniform in application or effect: "the act was structured to equalize the status of a defendant" Similar make equalmake eveneven out/up/offmake levellevel (up/off)make uniformmake the samemake consistentregularizestandardizebring into linebalancesquarematch
   • ▪ become equal to a specified or standard level: "equal volumes tend to equalize in temperature"
   • 2. level the score in a match by scoring a goal: British "Morgan equalized ten minutes into the second half" Similar even up the scoredrawlevel the score

   Word Origin late 16th century (in the sense ‘be equal to’): from equal + -ize, partly suggested by French égaliser.

   Scrabble Points: 26

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