equated; equating
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: to treat, represent, or regard as equal, equivalent, or comparable
equates disagreement with disloyalty
: to correspond as equal
Examples of equate in a Sentence
You shouldn't equate those two things.
a value system that equates money with success
Recent Examples on the Web
As of this year, according to World Population Review, 17 of our 50 states teach creationism alongside evolution in science classes, effectively equating the dimensions of faith and fact.
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Lisa Grunwald, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
Scoring high grades doesn’t always equate with longer term success.
—Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 27 Mar. 2024
Facing pressure to get in vitro fertilization services restarted in the state, Alabama’s governor swiftly signed legislation into law Wednesday shielding doctors from potential legal liability raised by a court ruling that equated frozen embryos to children.
—Kim Chandler, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2024
No, equating all these scores doesn’t necessarily add up.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
Some drinks claim to promote a shift in mood, equating health with happiness; others, to induce sleep.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2024
Opponents see the cause as equating guerrilla violence with state terror, justifying the junta’s repression of anyone deemed subversive.
—Isabel Debre, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Mar. 2024
The prime minister equated an invasion of Rafah with the invasion of Berlin decades ago, saying that a quarter of Hamas militants are still in Rafah.
—NBC News, 12 Mar. 2024
To Feature Game Changing Super Fast Upgrade New Leak Claims
According to Alderman, the way to get people to understand the value of threat intelligence is to equate it to dollars and cents.
—Tony Bradley, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
Lisa Grunwald, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
Scoring high grades doesn’t always equate with longer term success.
—Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 27 Mar. 2024
Facing pressure to get in vitro fertilization services restarted in the state, Alabama’s governor swiftly signed legislation into law Wednesday shielding doctors from potential legal liability raised by a court ruling that equated frozen embryos to children.
—Kim Chandler, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2024
No, equating all these scores doesn’t necessarily add up.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
Some drinks claim to promote a shift in mood, equating health with happiness; others, to induce sleep.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2024
Opponents see the cause as equating guerrilla violence with state terror, justifying the junta’s repression of anyone deemed subversive.
—Isabel Debre, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Mar. 2024
The prime minister equated an invasion of Rafah with the invasion of Berlin decades ago, saying that a quarter of Hamas militants are still in Rafah.
—NBC News, 12 Mar. 2024
To Feature Game Changing Super Fast Upgrade New Leak Claims
According to Alderman, the way to get people to understand the value of threat intelligence is to equate it to dollars and cents.
—Tony Bradley, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
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“Equate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/equate. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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