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/ˈikwəlˌaɪzɪŋ bɑr/ Listen

verb

Equalize v. t. (past & past part. equalized; pres. part. equalizing)

To make equal; to cause to correspond, or be like, in amount or degree as compared; as, to equalize accounts, burdens, or taxes. "One poor moment can suffice To equalize the lofty and the low." "No system of instruction will completely equalize natural powers."

To pronounce equal; to compare as equal. "Which we equalize, and perhaps would willingly prefer to the Iliad."

To be equal to; equal; to match. (Obs.) "It could not equalize the hundredth part Of what her eyes have kindled in my heart."

Equalizing bar (Railroad Mach.), a lever connecting two axle boxes, or two springs in a car truck or locomotive, to equalize the pressure on the axles.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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