Equalise — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

compensate; make the score equal

make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈiːkwəlˌaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈiːkwəlˌaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈiːkwəlˌaɪz/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈiːkwəlˌaɪz/.

Examples

let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office
The company matched the discount policy of its competitors

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

get even equalize equate match equal

Parts of Speech

verb	compensate; make the score equal
verb	make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching “let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office”

Word Forms

equalization	noun	the act of making equal or uniform
equalizer	noun	a score that makes the match even
equalisation	noun	the act of making equal or uniform
equaliser	noun	a weight that balances another weight
equal	noun	a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
equation	noun	a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced
equator	noun	a circle dividing a sphere or other surface into two usually equal and symmetrical parts

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ausgleichen

kompensieren; Machen Sie die Punktzahl gleich

🇫🇷French

égaliser

compenser; rendre le score égal

🇪🇸Spanish

igualar

compensar; hacer que la puntuación sea igual

🇮🇹Italian

pareggiare

compensare; rendere il punteggio uguale

🇳🇱Dutch

gelijk maken

compenseren; maak de score gelijk

🇵🇹Portuguese

equalizar

compensar; igualar a pontuação

🇷🇺Russian

уравнивать

компенсировать; сделать счет равным

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बराबर

मुआवजा; स्कोर बराबर करो

🇧🇩Bengali

সমান করা

ক্ষতিপূরণ স্কোর সমান করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

சமன்

ஈடு செய்; மதிப்பெண்ணை சமமாக்குங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

సమం

పరిహారం; స్కోరును సమానంగా చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

समान करणे

भरपाई गुण समान करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

બરાબરી

વળતર સ્કોર સમાન બનાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಮಗೊಳಿಸು

ಸರಿದೂಗಿಸು; ಸ್ಕೋರ್ ಅನ್ನು ಸಮಾನಗೊಳಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തുല്യമാക്കുക

നഷ്ടപരിഹാരം നൽകുക; സ്കോർ തുല്യമാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਰਾਬਰ

ਮੁਆਵਜ਼ਾ; ਸਕੋਰ ਬਰਾਬਰ ਬਣਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

برابر کرنا

معاوضہ سکور برابر کرو

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

均衡

补偿;使比分相等

🇯🇵Japanese

平準化する

補償する;スコアを平等にする

🇰🇷Korean

같게 하다

보상하다; 점수를 동등하게 만들어라

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cân bằng

đền bù; làm cho điểm số bằng nhau

🇹🇭Thai

ทำให้เท่าเทียมกัน

ชดเชย; ทำให้คะแนนเท่ากัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyamakan

mengimbangi; membuat skornya seimbang

🇵🇭Filipino

magpapantay

magbayad; gawing pantay ang iskor

🇲🇾Malay

menyamakan

pampasan; jadikan markah sama rata

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

معادلة

يكافئ؛ جعل النتيجة متساوية

🇮🇷Persian

برابر کردن

جبران کردن؛ امتیاز را مساوی کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

eşitlemek

telafi etmek; puanı eşitle

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַשְׁווֹת

לְפַצוֹת; לעשות את הציון שווה

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