English verb: even up |
1. | even up (stative) adjust for |
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| Samples | Engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance.
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| Synonyms | compensate, correct, counterbalance, even off, even out, make up |
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| Pattern of use | Something ----s something |
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| Broader (hypernym) | balance, equilibrate, equilibrise, equilibrize |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | carry, compensate, cover, overcompensate |
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2. | even up (motion) even up the edges of a stack of paper, in printing |
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| Synonyms | jog, square up |
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| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something |
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| Broader (hypernym) | square |
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