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equilibrate
v. a.
Keep in balance, maintain in equipoise.
equilibrate
[?i:kw?'l??bre?t, ?'kw?l?-, i:'kw?l?-]
¦ verb technical bring into, attain, or maintain a state of equilibrium.
Derivatives
equilibration noun
Origin
C17: from late L. aequilibrat-, aequilibrare 'cause to balance', from aequi- 'equally' + libra 'balance'.
Equilibrate
·vt To balance two scales, sides, or ends; to keep even with equal weight on each side; to keep in equipoise.
Examples of use of equilibrate
1. Free markets, including political markets, equilibrate, producing supplies to meet demands.
2. "In the end, the forest will tend to equilibrate at a lower level of stored carbon," said Jerry F.