1. (

• balance ,
• equilibrate ,
• equilibrize ,
• equilibrise

) bring into balance or equilibrium; "She has to balance work and her domestic duties"; "balance the two weights" ;

2. (

• balance

) compute credits and debits of an account ;

3. (

• poise ,
• balance

) hold or carry in equilibrium ;

4. (

• balance ,

) be in equilibrium; "He was balancing on one foot" ;

1. (

• balanced

) being in a state of proper equilibrium; "the carefully balanced seesaw"; "a properly balanced symphony orchestra"; "a balanced assessment of intellectual and cultural history"; "a balanced blend of whiskeys"; "the educated man shows a balanced development of all his powers" ;