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tasoittaa — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • countervail verb To have the same value or number as.
  • equalize verb To make equal; to cause to correspond in amount or degree.
  • even adj Flat, level, or smooth.
  • fair adj Treating people equally and reasonably; just.
  • flatten verb To make something flat or level.
  • flush verb To clean by flooding with water, especially a toilet.
  • grade noun A mark or score showing how well someone did on a test or in a course.
  • level adj Flat and even; at the same height throughout, or matching a given height.
  • moderate adj Neither too much nor too little; reasonable in amount or degree.
  • roll verb To move by turning over and over on a surface.
  • screed noun A piece of writing (such as an article, letter, or list) or a speech, especially if long.
  • spread verb To open something out so it covers a wider area.
  • trowel noun A small handheld tool with a flat or scoop-shaped blade, used for spreading mortar or digging in a garden.

Senses

tasoittaa is used for these senses in English:

  • countervail To counter, counteract, counterbalance, neutralize, or negate.
  • equalize (obsolete, transitive) To be equal to; to equal, to rival. [16th–19th c.]
  • even (transitive, obsolete) To place in an equal state, as to obligation, or in a state in which nothing is due on either side; to balance, as accounts; to make quits.
  • flatten (transitive) To make something flat or flatter.
  • flush (masonry) To fill in (joints); to point the level; to make them flush.
  • get even (idiomatic, informal) To inflict trouble or harm on another in return, typically the same as that inflicted on oneself.
  • grade To flatten, level, or smooth a large surface, especially with a grader.
  • level out (transitive) To cause (something) to be even.

countervail — full definition

  1. verb To have the same value or number as.
  2. verb To counter, counteract, counterbalance, neutralize, or negate.
  3. verb To compensate for.

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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