equate
to regard, treat, or represent as equivalent: We cannot equate the possession of wealth with goodness.
to state the equality of or between; put in the form of an equation: to equate growing prosperity with the physical health of a nation.
to reduce to an average; make such correction or allowance in as will reduce to a common standard of comparison.
Origin of equate
1Other words from equate
- e·quat·a·bil·i·ty, noun
- e·quat·a·ble, adjective
- un·e·quat·ed, adjective
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How to use equate in a sentence
In Massachusetts, the state’s Department of Elementary and Secondary Education recently increased the hours that students are required to attend “live” instruction remotely, a misguided decision that falsely equates face time with learning outcomes.
Teacher: What Americans keep getting wrong about our unions during the pandemic | Valerie Strauss | February 2, 2021 | Washington PostSign language is a complex form of communication and the clue equates it with what these gorillas had learned.
Solution to Evan Birnholz’s Jan. 31 Post Magazine crossword, “That Makes No Sense” | Evan Birnholz | January 31, 2021 | Washington PostIn today’s more offensively oriented NFL, that would equate to a passer rating between 105 and 108, on par with how well Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen, Drew Brees and Russell Wilson performed in 2020.
Ignore the losses: Matthew Stafford is a quarterback worth pursuing | Neil Greenberg | January 27, 2021 | Washington PostHabituation becomes worse when an animal becomes food-conditioned and equates humans with a free meal.
Once you know what happens to food you leave outdoors, you’ll stop doing it | Alisha McDarris | January 14, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThe tweet, washing his hands of a lost cause, also worked to de-legitimize a peaceful, months-long farmers’ protest in India by obliquely equating it with the violence in Washington.
Save the Sarcasm for Other Democracies. America Is Fine | Debasish Roy Chowdhury | January 11, 2021 | Time
British Dictionary definitions for equate
/ (ɪˈkweɪt) /
to make or regard as equivalent or similar, esp in order to compare or balance
maths to indicate the equality of; form an equation from
(intr) to be equal; correspond
Origin of equate
1Derived forms of equate
- equatable, adjective
- equatability, noun
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