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to produce something equal to (as in quality or value)<no one has equaled Shakespeareʼs plays>Synonymsmatch, meet, tieRelated Wordsbeat, excel, outdo, surpass, top; amount (to), approach, touch; measure (up), rival
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to be the same in meaning or effect<being confined to home for a whole weekend would equal a death sentence in the minds of a lot of teens>— see amount (to) 2
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to be the exact counterpart of<in the British system a public school equals an American prep school>— see match 1
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