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English verb: even out | |||
| 1. | even out (stative) adjust for | ||
| Samples | Engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance. | ||
| Synonyms | compensate, correct, counterbalance, even off, even up, make up | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | balance, equilibrate, equilibrise, equilibrize | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | carry, compensate, cover, overcompensate | ||
| 2. | even out (contact) make level or straight | ||
| Samples | Level the ground. | ||
| Synonyms | even, flush, level | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change surface | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | grade, strickle, strickle, strike | ||
| 3. | even out (change) become even or more even | ||
| Samples | Even out the surface. | ||
| Synonyms | even | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| 4. | even out (change) make even or more even | ||
| Synonyms | even | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | regularise, regularize | ||
| Cause | even, even out | ||
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