equilibrate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb bring to a chemical stasis or equilibrium
  2. verb bring into balance or equilibrium
    equilibrise; equilibrize; balance.
    • She has to balance work and her domestic duties
    • balance the two weights

WordNet


E`qui*li"brate transitive verb
Etymology
L. aequilibratus in equilibrium; aequus equal + libra balance. See Equilibrium.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Equilibrated ; present participle & verbal noun Equilibrating
Definitions
  1. To balance two scales, sides, or ends; to keep even with equal weight on each side; to keep in equipoise. H. Spenser. <-- p. 505 -->

Webster 1913