equilibrate

Reach steady state

Equilibrate means to bring into or reach a state of balance or equilibrium.

The word appears most often in scientific contexts—chemistry, biology, physiology—where systems adjust until opposing forces or concentrations become equal: Allow the solution to equilibrate at room temperature.

More broadly, it can describe any process of achieving balance: The market will eventually equilibrate.

calibrate

adjust

Change to fit better

standardize · optimize · align · set · configure · tune · zero · gauge · dial · trim

stabilize

steady

Fixed, not fluctuating

maintain · sustain · firm · consolidate · establish · support · reinforce · fixate · root · buffer

balance

equipoise

Equal distribution of weight

leveling · adjustment · symmetry · evenness · parity · counterweight · distribution · proportionality · neutrality · centering

Categories
Opposites
balance and stability

equilibratedestabilize

Make unsteady or insecure

unbalance · upset · disrupt · disturb · unsettle

uniformity of conditions

equilibratedifferentiate

Identify differences between things

segregate · polarize · separate · stratify · partition

Family

equilibrated, equilibrating, equilibrates

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Rated G