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# How to pronounce "equalise" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/ɛkwælæɪs/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **e·qu·a·lise**

## Meaning & Usage

### VERB
- Non-Oxford British English standard form of equalize.
  - *Example*: "The introduction of substitute Andy Carroll sparked Liverpool into life and he pulled a goal back just after the hour - and thought he had equalised as Kenny Dalglish's side laid siege to Chelsea's goal in the closing stages."

### Example Sentences
- "The introduction of substitute Andy Carroll sparked Liverpool into life and he pulled a goal back just after the hour - and thought he had equalised as Kenny Dalglish's side laid siege to Chelsea's goal in the closing stages."
- "... to equalise the system of university admissions"
- "and asking equalise Malouda to resign that would be the more peaceful alternative but from what we've seen and from the preparations that we've seen in"

### Common Phrases
- asking equalise
- equalise travel

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (6 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "equalise" in real conversation:

### Example 1
*Accent: UK*
> "In America... ... there have been some high-profile efforts... ... to equalise the system of university admissions Kawika Smith has been at the forefront"
- **Watch at 10:49**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1FdIvLg6i4&t=649s)

### Example 2
> "by that in the most romantic idea if you will would see a very very big movement of the population going to the presidency and asking equalise Malouda to resign that would be the more peaceful alternative but from what we've seen and from the preparations that we've seen in the last couple of weeks and months there always have in important components of the military forces there that military officers that"
- **Watch at 4:13**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDsKhBLTu-g&t=253s)

### Example 3
*Accent: US*
> "Underground Railroad the green book offered a guide to equalise travel it"
- **Watch at 6:53**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4-GoMDvrjo&t=413s)

### Example 4
> "declared offside the goal was disallowed the spaniards came out fighting in the second half and it paid off when vince jr scored putting real madrid in the lead unfortunately liverpool were unable to claw back an equaliser let's turn out to our sports news correspondent john watson who is in paris john uh hello to you on a beautiful day but it's really the morning after the night before and it's left a really bad feeling hasn't it"
- **Watch at 3:42**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5fzUECZyCU&t=222s)

### Example 5
> "helpful so for example questions that team leaders and people hosting calls should think about is do you purposely want to have people actually just have a white background in the back as a relative equaliser or do you want to purposely invite people to put the camera and of a part of their home that is meaningful to them and one isn't right"
- **Watch at 24:22**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_1_J-T-XYQ&t=1462s)

### Example 6
*Accent: US*
> "interests and conditions of life within the ranks of the proletariat are more and more equalised, in proportion as machinery obliterates all distinctions of labour, and nearly"
- **Watch at 24:38**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdYLRTGmQ3c&t=1478s)


## How to Pronounce "equalise"

- **Syllables**: e · qu · a · lise
- **IPA**: `/ɛkwælæɪs/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Words

### Word Forms
[equalises](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/equalises), [equalised](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/equalised), [equalising](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/equalising), [equaliser](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/equaliser), [equalisation](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/equalisation)


## Related Pronunciations

[equalised](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/equalised), [equaliser](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/equaliser), [equalises](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/equalises), [equalism](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/equalism), [equalist](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/equalist), [equalize](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/equalize), [equalify](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/equalify), [equaling](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/equaling)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “equalise”?
“equalise” is pronounced /ɛkwælæɪs/ (e · qu · a · lise). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “equalise”?
“equalise” has 4 syllables: e · qu · a · lise.

### What does “equalise” mean?
Non-Oxford British English standard form of equalize.

### How can I hear “equalise” used in real sentences?
This page has 6 real-world video examples of “equalise” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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