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equalize verb [ ˈiːkwəlʌɪz ]

• make the same in quantity, size, or degree throughout a place or group.
• "the purpose is to equalize the workload among tutors"
• level the score in a match by scoring a goal.
• "Morgan equalized ten minutes into the second half"
Similar: even up the score, draw, level the score,
Origin: late 16th century (in the sense ‘be equal to’): from equal + -ize, partly suggested by French égaliser .


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