eq
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lize
Third Person
equalizes
Present Participle
equalizing
Past Tense
equalized
Past Participle
equalized
1
to make evenly balanced, especially by adjusting uneven weights, volumes, distributions, or amounts
- The new education policies aim to equalize school funding and resources across rich and poor districts.
- She equalized their chore responsibilities so no one felt overburdened.
- By the time of retirement, she had equalized her portfolio allocations perfectly.
2
to score a goal or point that makes the two teams' scores the same
- The last-minute goal equalized the score at 1-1 and sent the match into overtime.
- After falling behind early, it took an entire half for the offense to find its rhythm and finally equalize the score before halftime.
- A contested penalty kick in the dying moments allowed the underdogs to equalize the tally and push the tight contest into a shootout.
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