equilibrate
/iːkwɪˈlɪbɹeɪt/
equilibrate verb: to balance, or bring into equilibrium.
Verb
equilibrate (third-person singular simple present equilibrates, present participle equilibrating, simple past and past participle equilibrated)
- To balance, or bring into equilibrium.
- [Walras] was well aware of the indirect influences of the changes in the other prices, but he assumed that these influences were some equilibrating and some disequilibrating, so that up to a certain point they cancelled each other out; hence the prevailing effect war the stabilizing one of the...2010, Giancarlo Gandolfo, Economic Dynamics, 4th edition, Springer, page 303
- The perfectly competitive new classical models that we analyzed in chapters 13 and 14 are examples of DSGE models in which wages and prices are perfectly flexible and equilibrate both the product and labor markets.2019, George Alogoskoufis, Dynamic Macroeconomics, MIT Press, page 449
- To balance, to be in a state of equilibrium.
Synonyms of equilibrate
Forms of equilibrate
| third-person singular present | equilibrates |
|---|---|
| present participle | equilibrating |
| past participle | equilibrated |
| past | equilibrated |
Origin of equilibrate
From the participle stem of Late Latin *aequilībrō.
Words formed from equilibrate
Questions about equilibrate
- What does equilibrate mean?
- Equilibrate means to balance, or bring into equilibrium.
- What part of speech is equilibrate?
- Equilibrate is a verb.
- How do you pronounce equilibrate?
- Equilibrate is pronounced /iːkwɪˈlɪbɹeɪt/.
- What is the past tense of equilibrate?
- The past tense of equilibrate is equilibrated.
Words near equilibrate in the dictionary
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