equate

[ ih-kweyt ]

/ ɪˈkweɪt /

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verb (used with object), e·quat·ed, e·quat·ing.

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.

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Origin of equate

1375–1425; late Middle English <Latin aequātus (past participle of aequāre to make equal), equivalent to aequ(us) equal + -ātus-ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM equate

e·quat·a·bil·i·ty, noune·quat·a·ble, adjectiveun·e·quat·ed, adjective

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How to use equate in a sentence

As people get older, they typically lose muscle mass and gain fat tissue — which equates to a decrease in basal metabolic rate of approximately 1 to 2 percent per decade.
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It’s important to note that fill power does not necessarily equate to warmth.
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For consumers of art, there really hasn’t ever been a better time—at least, not if you equate quantity with quality, or do not worry overmuch about the workers at the other end of the supply chain.
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That equates to about 50 million people, equal—if two doses are needed—to 100 million doses.
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Even if uniformity equates to order, that initial state was surely bland and dull.
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It so oddly equates to our film, and the cultural moment we were in in 1965.
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He equates them to the Sicilian Mafia, a criminal group within the population of Sicilians.
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The Daily Pic: Mike Kelley equates insanity and creativity, then negates the equation.
Artists are Madmen! (Or maybe not)|Blake Gopnik|November 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Finally, Munayyer equates Palestinian violence with Israeli violence.
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Living in the Bachelor house equates to a lot of late nights.
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In fact, one theory of hypnosis equates the hypnotic state as a form of unconscious regression and need for submission.
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In the sentence immediately preceding that just quoted he equates the transcendental self with the notion of object in general.
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British Dictionary definitions for equate

equate

/ (ɪˈkweɪt) /

verb (mainly tr)

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

Derived forms of equate

equatable, adjectiveequatability, noun

Word Origin for equate

C15: from Latin aequāre to make equal

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