equate
verb (used with object)
to regard, treat, or represent as equivalent.
had equated
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past perfectof equate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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This week’s interview wasn’t the first time Majors had equated himself to MLK Jr., or one of his partners to Coretta Scott King.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2024
During the trial, the victim had said English is not her first language and that she had equated the word “bald” with closely cropped hair.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 16, 2018
The victim countered that English is not her first language and that she had equated the word “bald” with closely cropped hair.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 12, 2018
