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tasata — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • apportion verb To divide and distribute portions of a whole.
  • equalize verb To make equal; to cause to correspond in amount or degree.
  • level adj Flat and even; at the same height throughout, or matching a given height.
  • plough noun A farm tool with a blade, pulled through soil to break it up before planting.
  • strike verb To hit someone or something, often forcefully.

Senses

tasata is used for these senses in English:

  • apportion (transitive) Specifically, to do so in a fair and equitable manner; to allocate proportionally.
  • equalize (obsolete, transitive) To be equal to; to equal, to rival. [16th–19th c.]
  • level (transitive) To adjust so as to make as flat or perpendicular to the ground as possible.
  • level (transitive) To adjust or adapt to a certain level.
  • plough (bookbinding) To trim, or shave off the edges of, as a book or paper, with a plough.
  • strike To level (a measure of grain, salt, etc.) with a straight instrument, scraping off what is above the level of the top.

apportion — full definition

  1. verb To divide and distribute portions of a whole.
  2. verb Specifically, to do so in a fair and equitable manner; to allocate proportionally.

equalize — full definition

  1. verb To make equal; to cause to correspond in amount or degree.
  2. verb To be equal to; to equal, to rival.
  3. verb To make the scoreline equal by scoring points.
  4. verb To clear the ears to balance the pressure in the middle ear with the outside pressure by letting air enter along the Eustachian tubes.

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