- 1[transitive] equalize something to make things equal in size, quantity, value, etc. in the whole of a place or group a policy to equalize the distribution of resources throughout the country We need to equalize the workload among the teaching staff.
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- 2[intransitive] (especially in soccer) to score a goal that makes the score of both teams equal
equalize
verbNAmE//ˈikwəˌlaɪz//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they equalize he / she / it equalizes
past simple equalized
-ing form equalizing
NAmE//ˌikwələˈzeɪʃn//
noun [uncountable]See equalize in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: equalize