Antonyms for even up

Grammar : Verb

Spell : ee-vuhn

Phonetic Transcription : ˈi vən

Definition of even up

Origin : Old English efen "level," also "equal, like; calm, harmonious; quite, fully; namely," from Proto-Germanic *ebnaz (cf. Old Saxon eban, Old Frisian even "level, plain, smooth," Dutch even, Old High German eban, German eben, Old Norse jafn, Danish jævn, Gothic ibns).
Etymologists are uncertain whether the original sense was "level" or "alike." Used extensively in Old English compounds, with a sense of "fellow, co-" (e.g. efeneald "of the same age;" Middle English even-sucker "foster-brother"). Of numbers, from 1550s. Modern adverbial sense (introducing an extreme case of something more generally implied) seems to have arisen 16c. from use of the word to emphasize identity ("Who, me?" "Even you," etc.) Sense of "on an equal footing" is from 1630s. Rhyming reduplication phrase even steven is attested from 1866; even break first recorded 1911. Even-tempered from 1875.

As in square : verb adapt, regulate
As in tie : verb equal
As in trim : verb cut shorter
As in align : verb line up, arrange next to
As in equalize : verb make the same; balance

Example sentences :

But even up here in the mountains the harbor reached with its cold embrace.
Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole

Even up to the moment of his experiment he was not quite certain.
Extract from : « The Hand in the Dark » by Arthur J. Rees

In eleven days it took $1,500 more than my profits to even up my accounts.
Extract from : « Frenzied Finance » by Thomas W. Lawson

Some fine day he means to get you when you're not thinking, and even up all scores.
Extract from : « Fred Fenton on the Track » by Allen Chapman

Even up to the point of putting the rope on, Lancey would not believe.
Extract from : « In the Track of the Troops » by R.M. Ballantyne

Besides, was she not in a measure justified in wishing to even up their scores?
Extract from : « When Dreams Come True » by Ritter Brown

It was “all in the game,” and, in the long run, things would about even up.
Extract from : « Bert Wilson's Twin Cylinder Racer » by J. W. Duffield

No one was in sight, though she looked all about and even up in the tree.
Extract from : « Birds and Nature Vol. 9 No. 3 [March 1901] » by Various

"Cos I know 'em and I've got some old scores to even up with them," was the rejoinder.
Extract from : « The Motor Rangers Through the Sierras » by Marvin West

But even if he wins to-morrows game, that will only even up the Series.
Extract from : « Baseball Joe in the World Series » by Lester Chadwick

Synonyms for even up

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