equalise
equalise is the non-Oxford British English standard form of equalize.
Meaning of equalize
Verb
equalize (third-person singular simple present equalizes, present participle equalizing, simple past and past participle equalized)
- To make equal; to cause to correspond in amount or degree.
- to equalize accounts, burdens, or taxes
- To be equal to; to equal, to rival.
- 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.1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto IX”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC
- To make the scoreline equal by scoring points.
- To clear the ears to balance the pressure in the middle ear with the outside pressure by letting air enter along the Eustachian tubes.
- to precompose with each of a parallel pair of morphisms so as to yield the same composite morphism.
- To adjust the balance between frequency components within an electronic signal.
- 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.1987, The Shock and Vibration Bulletin - Volume 57, Parts 1-4, page 35
Forms of equalise
| third-person singular present | equalises |
|---|---|
| present participle | equalising |
| past participle | equalised |
| past | equalised |
Origin of equalise
From equal + -ise.
Words formed from equalise
Questions about equalise
- What is equalise the non-Oxford British English standard form of?
- Equalise is the non-Oxford British English standard form of equalize.
Words near equalise in the dictionary
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