And shall lay thee even with the ground.
Luke xix. 44.
4. Balanced; adjusted; fair; equitable; impartial; just to both side; owing nothing on either side; -- said of accounts, bargains, or persons indebted; as, our accounts are even; an even bargain.
To make the even truth in pleasure flow.
Shak.
5. Without an irregularity, flaw, or blemish; pure. "I know my life so even." Shak.
6. Associate; fellow; of the same condition. [Obs.] "His even servant." Wyclif (Matt. xviii. 29).
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.
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.