Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To upset the equilibrium of (the economy, for example); unbalance.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To disturb or destroy the balance or equilibrium of; throw out of balance either physically or mentally.
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Examples
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In particular, it would be useful if he can refuse an option that would disequilibrate the voting system.
Yammering 2010
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In particular, it would be useful if he can refuse an option that would disequilibrate the voting system.
Planet Debian Xana 2010
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In particular, it would be useful if he can refuse an option that would disequilibrate the voting system.
Planet Debian Xana 2010
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To understand them we shouldn't depart from the micro-analytics, the way people respond to incentives, the way markets equilibrate and disequilibrate, theories of creative destruction.
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That by itself would be enough to disequilibrate chavismo power and break his current majority.
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