how to pronounce equalize

/ˈiː.kwə.laɪz/

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equalize is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of equalize in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… our prize might somehow equalize things …”

meanings of equalize

verb:

To be equal to; to equal, to rival.
To make equal; to cause to correspond in amount or degree.
To clear the ears to balance the pressure in the middle ear with the outside pressure by letting air enter along the Eustachian tubes.
To make the scoreline equal by scoring points.
Said of a morphism: to pre-compose with each of a parallel pair of morphisms so as to yield the same composite morphism.

equalize frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word equalize occurs in english on average 0.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics equalize can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that equalize can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;

3) people, society, and culture;