v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Equalized p. pr. & vb. n. Equalizing ] [ Cf. F. égaliser. ] 1. To make equal; to cause to correspond, or be like, in amount or degree as compared; as, to equalize accounts, burdens, or taxes. [ 1913 Webster ] One poor moment can suffice To equalize the lofty and the low. Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ] No system of instruction will completely equalize natural powers. Whately. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. To pronounce equal; to compare as equal. [ 1913 Webster ] Which we equalize, and perhaps would willingly prefer to the Iliad. Orrery. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. To be equal to; equal; to match. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] It could not equalize the hundredth part Of what her eyes have kindled in my heart. Waller. [ 1913 Webster ] Equalizing bar (Railroad Mach.), a lever connecting two axle boxes, or two springs in a car truck or locomotive, to equalize the pressure on the axles. [ 1913 Webster ]
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