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equilibrate

e·quil·i·brate [ i kwíllə bràyt ] (past and past participle e·quil·i·brat·ed, present participle e·quil·i·brat·ing, 3rd person present singular e·quil·i·brates)

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Definition:

1. transitive verb balance something: to counterbalance something, or bring something into a state of balance

2. intransitive verb be balanced: to be evenly balanced

[Mid-17th century. < late Latin aequilibrat-, past participle of aequilibrare< Latin libra "balance"]

e·quil·i·bra·tion [ i kwìllə bráysh'n ] noun

e·quil·i·bra·tor noun

e·quil·i·bra·to·ry [ i kwìllibrə táwree ] adjective