even out

even out
verb
1. adjust for
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engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance

• Syn: ↑compensate, ↑counterbalance, ↑correct, ↑make up, ↑even off, ↑even up
• Derivationally related forms: ↑corrective (for: ↑correct), ↑counterbalance (for: ↑counterbalance), ↑compensation (for: ↑compensate)
• Hypernyms: ↑balance, ↑equilibrate, ↑equilibrize, ↑equilibrise
• Hyponyms: ↑carry, ↑cover, ↑compensate, ↑overcompensate
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s something

2. make level or straight
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level the ground

• Syn: ↑flush, ↑level, ↑even
• Derivationally related forms: ↑level (for: ↑level), ↑leveller (for: ↑level), ↑leveler (for: ↑level)
• Hypernyms: ↑change surface
• Hyponyms: ↑grade, ↑strickle, ↑strike
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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Something ——s something

3. become even or more even
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even out the surface

• Syn: ↑even
• Hypernyms: ↑change, ↑alter, ↑modify
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s

4. make even or more even
• Syn: ↑even
• See Also: ↑even out (for: ↑even), ↑even off (for: ↑even), ↑even up (for: ↑even)
• Hypernyms: ↑regularize, ↑regularise
• Cause: ↑even
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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Something ——s something

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even out [phrasal verb]
1 : to become level

After a long climb the ground evened out. [=leveled out]

2 even (something) out or even out (something) : to make (something) even and smooth

Let me even out the rug.

3 even out or even (something) out or even out (something) : to reach a balanced or middle state between extremes over a period of time

The economy had good periods and bad periods, but it all evened out by the end of the year.

Any variations will be evened out eventually.

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Main Entry: ↑even

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ˌeven ˈout derived
to become level or steady, usually after varying a lot

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House prices keep rising and falling but they should eventually even out.

Main entry: ↑evenderived

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • even out — verb a) to become more even b) to make more even …   Wiktionary

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