equalize

== English == === Alternative forms === equalise (non-Oxford British spelling) æqualize (obsolete) === Etymology === From equal +‎ -ize. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈiːkwəlaɪz/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈikwəˌlaɪz/ === Verb === equalize (third-person singular simple present equalizes, present participle equalizing, simple past and past participle equalized) (transitive) To make equal; to cause to correspond in amount or degree. to equalize accounts, burdens, or taxes (obsolete, transitive) To be equal to; to equal, to rival. [16th–19th c.] (intransitive, sports) To make the scoreline equal by scoring points. [from 20th c.] (underwater diving) To clear the ears to balance the pressure in the middle ear with the outside pressure by letting air enter along the Eustachian tubes. (category theory, of a morphism) to precompose with each of a parallel pair of morphisms so as to yield the same composite morphism. (signal processing) To adjust the balance between frequency components within an electronic signal. ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====