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Meaning of EQUILIBRATE

Pronunciation:  i'kwilu`breyt

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [v]  bring to a chemical stasis or equilibrium
  2. [v]  bring into balance or equilibrium; "She has to balance work and her domestic duties"; "balance the two weights"
 
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 Synonyms: balance, equilibrise, equilibrize
 
 Antonyms: unbalance
 
 See Also: cancel, change state, compensate, complement, counterbalance, countervail, even off, even out, even up, fit, match, offset, set off, trim, turn

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\E`qui*li"brate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Equilibrated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Equilibrating}.] [L.
aequilibratus in equilibrium; aequus equal + libra balance.
See {Equilibrium}.]
To balance two scales, sides, or ends; to keep even with
equal weight on each side; to keep in equipoise. --H.
Spenser.
 
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