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e·quil·i·brate

(ĭ-kwĭl′ə-brāt′)
v. e·quil·i·brat·ed, e·quil·i·brat·ing, e·quil·i·brates
v.intr.
To be in or bring about equilibrium.
v.tr.
To maintain in or bring into equilibrium.

e·quil′i·bra′tion n.
e·quil′i·bra·to′ry (-brə-tôr′ē) adj.
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equilibratory

(ˌɛkwɪˈlɪbrətərɪ)
adj
inclined to produce equilibrium
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Had we been an equilibratory species when we rose up in Africa, we might never have left.
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