equalize

verb

/ˈiːkwəlaɪz/

(British English also equalise)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they equalize	/ˈiːkwəlaɪz/ /ˈiːkwəlaɪz/
he / she / it equalizes	/ˈiːkwəlaɪzɪz/ /ˈiːkwəlaɪzɪz/
past simple equalized	/ˈiːkwəlaɪzd/ /ˈiːkwəlaɪzd/
past participle equalized	/ˈiːkwəlaɪzd/ /ˈiːkwəlaɪzd/
-ing form equalizing	/ˈiːkwəlaɪzɪŋ/ /ˈiːkwəlaɪzɪŋ/

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[transitive] equalize something to make things equal in size, quantity, value, etc. in the whole of a place or group使平等；使均等；使相等
- a policy to equalize the distribution of resources throughout the country使资源在全国分配均衡的政策
- We need to equalize the workload among the teaching staff.我们需要在教师中平衡工作量。
[intransitive] (British English) (especially in football (soccer)尤指足球) to score a goal that makes the score of both teams equal扳平比分
- Kane equalized early in the second half.凯恩在下半场开始时扳平了比分。
Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2

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