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Equilibrate

verb

(past & past part. equilibrated; pres. part. equilibrating)

Bring to a chemical stasis or equilibrium.

Bring into balance or equilibrium. Synonyms: balance, equilibrise, equilibrize. "Balance the two weights"

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... as to direction. When the common mouse does move in circles, it goes first in one direction, then in the other, and not for any considerable period in one direction as does the true dancer. Neither the young dancer nor the common mouse is able to equilibrate itself well for the first few days after birth, but the latter can follow a narrow path with far greater accuracy and steadiness than the former. The uncertain and irregular movements of the common mouse are due to muscular weakness and to blindness, but the ...

— The Dancing Mouse - A Study in Animal Behavior • Robert M. Yerkes

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