equilibrate

C2+ Topic:Verbs of Movement

US /ˌikwəˈlɪbreɪt/ UK /ˌiːkwɪˈlɪbreɪt/ See IPA manual

verb

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1

verb
to bring into or maintain a state of balance

The valve allows pressure to equilibrate between the two chambers.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to bring into or maintain a... balance stabilize poise counterbalance steady equalize

Opposites

unbalancedestabilizeupset

Word family

Derived forms equilibrationequilibrator

Related forms equilibriumequilibristlibration

Etymology

From Late Latin aequilibratus, from aequilibris 'in equilibrium', from aequus 'equal' + libra 'balance, scales'.

aequilibris Latin aequus Latin libra Latin

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# equilibrate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** ˌikwəˈlɪbreɪt
**IPA (UK):** ˌiːkwɪˈlɪbreɪt

## Meanings
1. to bring into or maintain a state of balance

## Examples
- The valve allows pressure to equilibrate between the two chambers.

## Synonyms
- balance
- stabilize
- poise
- counterbalance
- steady
- equalize

## Antonyms
- unbalance
- destabilize
- upset

## Derived Forms
- equilibration
- equilibrator

## Related Forms
- equilibrium
- equilibrist
- libration

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: aequilibris
- Root: aequus
- Root: libra

## Etymology
From Late Latin aequilibratus, from aequilibris 'in equilibrium', from aequus 'equal' + libra 'balance, scales'.

## AI Etymology
Equilibrate comes from Late Latin aequilibratus, from aequilibris 'in equilibrium', from aequus 'equal' + libra 'balance, scales'. The etymological trail includes Latin aequilibris, Latin aequus, and Latin libra. As a verb, equilibrate means to bring into or maintain a state of balance. The same family is visible in derived forms such as equilibration and equilibrator and related forms such as equilibrium, equilibrist, and libration. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

## Topics
- Verbs of Movement
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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