equalize
/ˈikwəˌlaɪz/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.57 in modern English
26
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To clear the ears to balance the pressure in the middle ear with the outside pressure by letting air enter along the Eustachian tubes.
verb
to precompose with each of a parallel pair of morphisms so as to yield the same composite morphism.
verb
To adjust the balance between frequency components within an electronic signal.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "But a third kingdom yet is to arise / Out of the Trojans scattered ofspring, / That in all glory and great enterprise, / Both first and second Troy shall dare to equalise."
- "polling the reformed churches whether they equalize in number those of his three kingdoms"
- "The technique for frequency slewing of a transient is different from that for vibration testing in that it is necessary to equalize at low level as the clock frequency is slewed in relatively small increments from the nominal to the desired frequency."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *aikʷos? Old Latin aiquos Latin aequus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin aequālisbor. Middle English equal English equal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English equalize From equal + -ize.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈikwəˌlaɪz/
- British English: /ˈiːkwəlaɪz/