EQUILIBRATE
equilibrate
(verb) bring to a chemical stasis or equilibrium
balance, equilibrate, equilibrize, equilibrise
(verb) bring into balance or equilibrium; “She has to balance work and her domestic duties”; “balance the two weights”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
equilibrate (third-person singular simple present equilibrates, present participle equilibrating, simple past and past participle equilibrated)
(transitive) To balance, or bring into equilibrium.
(intransitive) To balance, to be in a state of equilibrium.
Synonyms
• equilibrize
Source: Wiktionary
E`qui*li"brate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Equilibrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Equilibrating.] Etym: [L. aequilibratus in equilibrium; aequus equal + libra balance. See Equilibrium.]
Definition: To balance two scales, sides, or ends; to keep even with equal weight on each side; to keep in equipoise. H. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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