Phrase guide

even out

verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To make or become evener.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: ambitransitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

make even or more even

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: even

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: regularize, regularise

3

verb

Meaning 3

become even or more even

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • even out the surface

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: even

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: change, alter, modify

4

verb

Meaning 4

make level or straight

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • level the ground

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: flush, level, even

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: change surface

Narrower terms: grade, strickle, strike

5

verb

Meaning 5

adjust for

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: compensate, counterbalance, correct, make up, even off, even up

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: balance, equilibrate, equilibrize, equilibrise

Narrower terms: carry, cover, compensate, overcompensate

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