Rebalanced

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Adjusted or restored something to achieve an appropriate balance
2. Modified an arrangement or composition to bring it back into equilibrium
3. Changed the distribution or arrangement of parts to maintain or regain stability

Etymology: This is an inflected form, so the job is brief: "rebalanced" is the past tense and past participle of the verb "rebalance," meaning to restore an equal balance again. The verb is simply "re-" attached to "balance," which came into English from Middle English "balaunce" via Old French "balance," itself from Vulgar Latin "bilancia." That Latin word was built from "bi-" ("two") and "lanx" ("dish" or "pan"), a reference to the two-pan scales that hold weights in equilibrium. So a rebalanced thing has had its two pans brought level once more.

Synonyms: readjusted, redistributed

Antonyms: imbalanced