equalize

Definitions


[ˈiːkwəlʌɪz], (Verb)

Definitions:
- make the same in quantity, size, or degree throughout a place or group
(e.g: the purpose is to equalize the workload among tutors)

- level the score in a match by scoring a goal
(e.g: Morgan equalized ten minutes into the second half)


Phrases:

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




definition by Oxford Dictionaries