EVEN OFF

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Adjust for

Example:

engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance

Synonyms:

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Hypernyms (to "even off" is one way to...):

balance; equilibrate; equilibrise; equilibrize (bring into balance or equilibrium)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "even off"):

carry (compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance)

compensate; cover; overcompensate (make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something