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evened up

evened up is the simple past and past participle of even up.

Meaning of even up

Verb

even up (third-person singular simple present evens up, present participle evening up, simple past and past participle evened up)

  1. (transitive) To make even; to make level.
    • I told him, smiling, that I would get even with him for his mistake, and he laughed heartily, and asked me to call once in a while. I did so, hoping for a chance to even up accounts, but he gave me none, and I told him I would wait.1895, Robert W. Chambers, The Repairer of Reputations
  2. (intransitive) To become even.
  3. To secure a profit to offset a previous loss.

Questions about evened up

What is evened up the simple past and past participle of?
Evened up is the simple past and past participle of even up.

Words near evened up in the dictionary

  1. evendown
  2. evene
  3. evened
  4. evened out
  5. evened the score
  6. evened up
  7. evenemential
  8. evener
  9. eveners
  10. evenes
  11. evenest

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