verb
Meaning 1
To balance, or bring into equilibrium.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
equilibrate
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verb
Meaning 2
To balance, to be in a state of equilibrium.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
bring to a chemical stasis or equilibrium
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change state, turn
verb
Meaning 4
bring into balance or equilibrium
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- She has to balance work and her domestic duties
- balance the two weights
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: balance, equilibrize, equilibrise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: match, fit
Narrower terms: complement, compensate, counterbalance, correct, make up, even out, even off, even up, cancel, offset, set off, countervail, trim
History
Etymology
From the participle stem of Late Latin *aequilībrō.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: уравновесявам (uravnovesjavam) — to balance, or bring into equilibrium
- Chinese Mandarin: (使)平衡 — to balance, or bring into equilibrium
- Finnish: tasapainottaa — to balance, or bring into equilibrium
- Portuguese: equilibrar — to balance, or bring into equilibrium
- Romanian: echilibra — to balance, or bring into equilibrium
- Spanish: equilibrar — to balance, or bring into equilibrium