6. Associate; fellow; of the same condition. [Obs.] "His even servant." Wyclif (Matt.
7. Not odd; capable of division by two without a remainder; — said of numbers; as, 4 and 10 are even numbers. Whether the number of the stars is even or odd. Jer. Taylor. On even ground, with equal advantage. — On even keel (Naut.), in a level or horizontal position.
EVEN
E"ven, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Evened; p. pr. & vb. n. Evening]
1. To make even or level; to level; to lay smooth. His temple Xerxes evened with the soil. Sir. W. Raleigh. It will even all inequalities Evelyn.
2. To equal [Obs.] "To even him in valor." Fuller.
3. 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. Shak.
4. To set right; to complete.
5. To act up to; to keep pace with. Shak.
EVEN
E"ven, v. i.
Defn: To be equal. [Obs.] R. Carew.