equalling

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equalling - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Equal \E"qual\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Equaledor Equalled; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Equaling or Equalling.]
     1. To be or become equal to; to have the same quantity, the
        same value, the same degree or rank, or the like, with; to
        be commen?urate with.
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              On me whose all not equals Edward's moiety. --Shak.
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     2. To make equal return to; to recompense fully.
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              Who answered all her cares, and equaled all her
              love.                                 --Dryden.
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     3. To make equal or equal to; to equalize; hence, to compare
        or regard as equals; to put on equality.
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              He would not equal the mind that he found in himself
              to the infinite and incomprehensible. --Berkeley.
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