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Equalizing
(gcide) | Equalize \E"qual*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Equalized; p. pr. &
vb. n. Equalizing.] [Cf. F. ['e]galiser.]
1. To make equal; to cause to correspond, or be like, in
amount or degree as compared; as, to equalize accounts,
burdens, or taxes.
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One poor moment can suffice
To equalize the lofty and the low. --Wordsworth.
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No system of instruction will completely equalize
natural powers. --Whately.
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2. To pronounce equal; to compare as equal.
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Which we equalize, and perhaps would willingly
prefer to the Iliad. --Orrery.
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3. To be equal to; equal; to match. [Obs.]
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It could not equalize the hundredth part
Of what her eyes have kindled in my heart. --Waller.
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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.
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Equalizing bar
(gcide) | Equalize \E"qual*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Equalized; p. pr. &
vb. n. Equalizing.] [Cf. F. ['e]galiser.]
1. To make equal; to cause to correspond, or be like, in
amount or degree as compared; as, to equalize accounts,
burdens, or taxes.
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One poor moment can suffice
To equalize the lofty and the low. --Wordsworth.
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No system of instruction will completely equalize
natural powers. --Whately.
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2. To pronounce equal; to compare as equal.
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Which we equalize, and perhaps would willingly
prefer to the Iliad. --Orrery.
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3. To be equal to; equal; to match. [Obs.]
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It could not equalize the hundredth part
Of what her eyes have kindled in my heart. --Waller.
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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.
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equalizing dividend
(wn) | equalizing dividend
n 1: a dividend paid to compensate shareholders for losses
resulting from a change in the dividend schedule |
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