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to equilibrate

to equilibrate

1 8.6
To become or make something balanced
  • verb
  • /ˌiːkwɪˈlɪbreɪt/
translation icon : equilibrar
  • The temperature inside the room took some time to equilibrate after the air conditioning was turned on.
  • equilibrated system

So what I've proven here is that a parcel of air, if it's equilibrated, its pressure with the environment is going to be less dense.

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Examples

  • Therefore, the black market rate can be expected to equilibrate supply and demand for the currency and, thus, to reflect an equilibrium in the market.

    Academic text (1991)

  • Lateral shifts in pelvic angle cause a redistribution of air in the cushion, which tends to equilibrate pressures between the ischial tuberosities.

    Academic text (1991)

  • Open systems tend to equilibrate faster than closed systems.

  • Gas prices in Germany equilibrate against alternative fuels

    Academic text (1990)

  • The question is how long it takes the oceans to equilibrate with the new atmospheric state?

    Blog text (34)

  • There is no reason to think the climate system equilibrates rapidly.

    Blog text (27)

  • The muscle flap was then allowed to equilibrate for 30 minutes to prevent any surgical trauma from affecting the microcirculation measurements.

    Academic text (2015)

  • It's the weather that sets up all these energy flows, that equilibrates our planet, that moves heat from the equator to the poles and so forth.

  • After thermal curing and cooldown to room temperature, the specimens were stored at room temperature and 50% relative humidity to equilibrate their moisture content.

    Academic text (2017)

  • After mixing the chemicals, you should let the solution equilibrate for a few minutes before measuring the pH.

Synonyms

to balance
vsto equilibrate
285 2.0

To keep something steady so it does not fall

focuses on bringing things into equilibrium rather than just maintaining steadiness
to compensate
vsto equilibrate
94 3.7

To change something to reduce a problem caused by something else

aims to produce an overall balance not just correct a single disadvantage
to stabilize
vsto equilibrate
  • US
75 4.3

To become steady and stop changing

creates balance between forces or parts rather than only preventing change
to balance out
vsto equilibrate
25 3.5

Make things equal and make up for a lack so nothing is too much or too little

seeks equal totals rather than creating a stable equilibrium among parts
to equalize
vsto equilibrate
  • US
10 4.4

To make things the same in amount, status or value

targets exact equality rather than achieving a balanced equilibrium among elements
to counterbalance
vsto equilibrate
9 5.1

To balance the effect of something by adding an opposite force

brings things into balance generally rather than only opposing a single effect
to rebalance
vsto equilibrate
5 4.1

To change something so its parts or amounts become more even

is used to bring something into balance and not only after disruption
to levelize
vsto equilibrate
  • US
1 7.9

To make something even in different places or at different times

aims for uniformity across places or times rather than dynamic equilibrium
to equilibrize
vsto equilibrate
9.9

To make something balanced, for example temperature or teams

is the same meaning but differs only in spelling or form

How Balanced

to stabilize
  • US
197 3.7
to equilibrate
1 8.6
to level
81 3.7
to adjust
317 2.7

Surface Forms

equilibrate infinitive
equilibrated past
equilibrated past participle
equilibrating present participle
equilibrates third person singular

Morphology

equilibrate = equilibrium (transparent) = equilibrium + ate

The verb is directly formed from the noun 'equilibrium' with the productive verbalizer '-ate', meaning 'make or become balanced'.

Etymology

Equilibrate comes from Latin parts equi- 'equal' and libra 'scales', the same root you see in equilibrium and the star sign Libra. So to equilibrate something is to make it equal or balanced.