desnivelar - to make uneven, to make not level, to tip, to make unbalanced, to pull ahead in an athletic contestSpanish example: La victoria se decidió por 900 votos de California, donde desnivelaron la balanza los 2.000.000 mexicanos.
English example: The victory was decided by 900 votes in California, where 2,000,000 Mexicans tipped the balance.
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desnivelar - to make uneven, to make not level, to tip, to make unbalanced, to pull ahead in an athletic contest