Definition

1. Verb:
   • To make things equal or uniform: To cause two or more things to have the same level, amount, value, or status.
   • To make a score level in a game or competition: To achieve the same number of points as an opponent, especially after being behind.

Usage and Examples

• Verb (General):

  • The new policy aims to equalise opportunities for all students.
  • We need to equalise the workload among the team members.

• Verb (Sports):

  • The striker scored in the 89th minute to equalise for his team.
  • They managed to equalise just before halftime.

Advanced Usage

• "to equalise pressure": To make pressure the same in different areas or containers.

  • Open the valve to equalise the pressure inside and outside the cabin.

• "to equalise incomes": To reduce the disparity between different income levels.

  • Some economists argue for tax policies that help equalise incomes across society.

Variants and Related Words

• Equaliser (noun, chiefly British English): Something that makes things equal; in sports, a goal that levels the score.
  • His late goal was a crucial equaliser.
• Equalization (noun): The process of making things equal.
  • The equalization of tax burdens was a key issue in the debate.

Synonyms

• Balance: To bring into or keep in a state of equilibrium.
• Level: To make something flat, even, or of the same height; to make scores equal.
• Match: To be equal to or correspond with something.

Phrasal Verbs

(This word does not commonly form phrasal verbs. Its meaning is typically expressed directly.)

Related Idioms

• "To equalise the playing field": To create conditions that are fair and the same for all competitors or participants.
  • The scholarship program helps to equalise the playing field for students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Verb

1. make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching
   • let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office
   • The company matched the discount policy of its competitors
2. compensate; make the score equal