ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Equilibrate

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /iːkwɪˈlɪbɹeɪt/ · Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Equilibrate is a verb meaning (transitive) To balance, or bring into equilibrium.

Meaning

(transitive) To balance, or bring into equilibrium.

More Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To balance, to be in a state of equilibrium.

Example Sentences

Their equilibrium level is due to both trend inflation and r#42;, the real neutral rate of interest that equilibrates the economy in the long run.
The perfectly competitive new classical models that we analyzed in chapters 13 and 14 are examples of DSGE models in which wages and prices are perfectly flexible and equilibrate both the product and labor markets.
[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.

Word Forms

Synonyms for equilibrate

Depending on context, synonyms include equilibrize, balance.

Antonyms for equilibrate

Common opposites include unbalance.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include equilibrize, balance, equalize, reequilibrate, meet, rebalance.

Related Dictionary Tools

Sources & Attribution

FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.