equilibrate

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English

Etymology

From the participle stem of Late Latin *aequilībrō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iːkwɪˈlɪbɹeɪt/, /iːˈkwɪlɪbɹeɪt/

Verb

equilibrate (third-person singular simple present equilibrates, present participle equilibrating, simple past and past participle equilibrated)

  1. (transitive) To balance, or bring into equilibrium.
    • 2010, Giancarlo Gandolfo, Economic Dynamics, 4th edition, Springer, page 303:
      [Walras] was well aware of the indirect influences of the changes in the other prices, but he assumed that these influences were some equilibrating and some disequilibrating, so that up to a certain point they cancelled each other out; hence the prevailing effect war the stabilizing one of the ‘own’ price.
  2. (intransitive) To balance, to be in a state of equilibrium.

Synonyms

Translations

Ido

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eku̯iliˈbrate/, /ekviliˈbrate/

Verb

equilibrate

  1. adverbial present passive participle of equilibrar

Italian

Etymology 1

Adjective

equilibrate

  1. feminine plural of equilibrato

Participle

equilibrate f pl

  1. feminine plural of equilibrato

Etymology 2

Verb

equilibrate

  1. inflection of equilibrare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Spanish

Verb

equilibrate

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of equilibrar combined with te