Definition of equate
equated
;equating
transitive verb
1a : to make equal : equalizeb : to make such an allowance or correction in as will reduce to a common standard or obtain a correct result
2 : to treat, represent, or regard as equal, equivalent, or comparable equates disagreement with disloyalty
intransitive verb
: to correspond as equal
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Examples of equate in a Sentence
You shouldn't equate those two things.
a value system that equates money with success
Recent Examples of equate from the Web
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The appearance comes a day after the Supreme Court was angered over a lawmaker’s comments equating Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s government with the Sicilian Mafia.
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The federal law that equates pot with meth is ridiculous on its face.
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Holding the rate stable equates to a tax increase because of rising property values.
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A difference of 200 fewer calories a day equates to more than 20 fewer pounds a year.
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Wachowski found that over the long haul, the percentage was lower, with precipitation occurring 69 times, equating to 47 percent of the holidays.
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So, in the big picture, losing Cunliffe equates to three projected points and is no more than a dent Oregon's projected team score.
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The rate adjustment equates to a monthly jump of about $2.11 for the average single-family house using roughly about 12,000 gallons of water per month.
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Seeing that song on the chart for so many weeks in a row, that equated to people hearing it and people listening, and hopefully lives and their hearts being touched by it.
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Origin and Etymology of equate
Middle English, from Latin aequatus, past participle of aequare
First Known Use: 15th century
EQUATE Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of equate for English Language Learners
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: to say or think that (two things) are equal or the same
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