equate

e·quate

 (ĭ-kwāt′)

v. e·quat·ed, e·quat·ing, e·quates

v.tr.

1. To make equal or equivalent.

2. To reduce to a standard or an average; equalize.

3. To consider, treat, or depict as equal or equivalent: equates inexperience with youth.

v.intr.

1. To be or seem to be equal; correspond.

2. To result in: feared that high taxes would equate to a sluggish economy.

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[Middle English equaten, from Latin aequāre, aequāt-, from aequus, even, equal.]

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equate

(ɪˈkweɪt)

vb (mainly tr)

1. to make or regard as equivalent or similar, esp in order to compare or balance

2. (Mathematics) maths to indicate the equality of; form an equation from

3. (intr) to be equal; correspond

[C15: from Latin aequāre to make equal]

eˈquatable adj

eˌquataˈbility n

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e•quate

(ɪˈkweɪt)

v.t. e•quat•ed, e•quat•ing.

1. to regard, treat, or represent as equivalent or comparable: to equate wealth with happiness.

2. to state the equality of or between; put in the form of an equation.

3. to reduce to an average or to a common standard of comparison.

[1375–1425; < Latin aequātus, past participle of aequāre to make equal, derivative of aequus equal]

e•quat′a•ble, adj.

e•quat`a•bil′i•ty, n.

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equate

Past participle: equated
Gerund: equating

Imperative

equate

equate

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	equate - consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous; "We can compare the Han dynasty to the Romans"; "You cannot equate success in financial matters with greed" liken, compare consider, study - give careful consideration to; "consider the possibility of moving"
	2.	equate - be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics correspond equal, be - be identical or equivalent to; "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!"
	3.	equate - make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching; "let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office"; "The company matched the discount policy of its competitors" equalise, equalize, equal, match alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" homologise, homologize - make homologous homogenize, homogenise - cause to become equal or homogeneous as by mixing; "homogenize the main ingredients" tie, draw - finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.; "The teams drew a tie" rival, equal, match, touch - be equal to in quality or ability; "Nothing can rival cotton for durability"; "Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues"; "Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents"

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equate

verb

1. identify, associate, connect, compare, relate, mention in the same breath, think of in connection with, think of together I equate suits with power and authority.

2. make equal, match, balance, square, even up, equalize relying on arbitrage to equate prices between the various stock exchanges

3. be equal to, match, pair, parallel, agree with, compare with, offset, tally, liken, be commensurate with, correspond with or to the maximum compensation available, equating to six months' wages

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equate

verb

1. To make equal:

equalize, even, level, square.

2. To represent as similar:

analogize, assimilate, compare, identify, liken, match, parallel.

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Translations

يُساوي

ligestille

gleichengleichstellen

mettre sur le même pied

egyenlõvé tesz

leggja aî jöfnu

equiparareequazione

formulėlaikyti lygiulygtisprilyginti

pielīdzinātvienādot

sette likhetstegn mellom

klásť znamienko rovnosti medzi

eşit görmek

同等看待

equate

[ɪˈkweɪt]

A. VT

1. (= compare) → equiparar (to, with con) (= link) → identificar (to, with con)

2. (Math) → poner en ecuación

B. VI to equate to → equivaler a

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equate

[ɪˈkweɪt]

vt (= regard as the same) to equate sth and sth, to equate sth with sth → assimiler qch à qch
to equate wealth with happiness → assimiler la richesse au bonheur

vi
to equate with sth (= be the same as) → égaler qch

equate to

vt fus

(= equal) → être égal à

(= mean) → signifier
High fees don't necessarily equate to high service → Rétributions importantes ne signifient pas forcément service de qualité.

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equate

vt

(= identify) → gleichsetzen, identifizieren (with mit); (= compare, treat as the same) → auf die gleiche Stufe stellen, als gleichwertig hinstellen or betrachten; do not equate physical beauty with moral goodness → du musst or darfst Schönheit nicht mit gutem Charakter gleichsetzen; to equate liberalism and conservatism → Liberalismus mit Konservatismus gleichsetzen

(Math) → gleichsetzen (to mit)

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equate

[ɪˈkweɪt] vt

a. to equate (with) → identificare (con), considerare uguale a; (compare) → paragonare (a)

b. (Math) (make equal) → uguagliare
to equate A to B → mettere in equazione A e B

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equate

(iˈkweit) verb

to regard as the same in some way. He equates money with happiness. gelykmaak, gelykstel يُساوي сравнявам equacionar klást rovnítko mezi gleichstellen ligestille; sætte lighedstegn mellem εξισώνωequiparar, comparar samastama برابر شمردن؛ همانند دانستن pitää samanlaisena mettre sur le même pied לְהָשווֹת बराबर मानना izjednačiti egyenlővé tesz menyamakan leggja að jöfnu equiparare, considerare uguale 等しいとする 동일시하다 prilyginti, laikyti lygiu vienādot; pielīdzināt menyamakan gelijkstellensette likhetstegn mellom, sidestille zrównywać, utożsamiać معادله، موازنه، په شمېر كې دمعادلې ددواړو خواو برابرى چه دا نښه (¬) يې په منځ كې وى equacionar a considera că înseamnă acelaşi lucru, a pune pe picior de egalitate приравнивать klásť znamienko rovnosti medzi izenačevati izjednačavati jämställa, likställa แสดงให้เห็นว่าเท่ากัน eşit görmek 同等看待 рівняти; прирівнювати مساوی یا ایک جیسا سمجھنا đánh đồng 同等看待

eˈquation (-ʒən) noun

1. a statement that two things are equal or the same. xy+xy=2xy is an equation. vergelyking مُعادَلَه уравнение equação rovnice die Gleichung ligning εξίσωσηecuación võrrand برابری؛ معادله yhtälö équationמשוואה समीकरण izjednačenje kiegyenlítés; egyenlet persamaan jafna equazione 方程式 균등화 lygtis vienādojums persamaan vergelijkinglikning, det å betrakte som lik równanie معادله، موازنه، په شمېر كې دمعادلې ددواړو خواو برابرى چه دا نښه (¬) يې په منځ كې وى equação ecuaţie уравнение rovnica enačba jednačina ekvation สมการ eşitlik 等式，方程式 рівняння مساوی ، ہم مقدار بتانے کی صورت hành động làm cho bằng nhau 等式，方程式

2. a formula expressing the action of certain substances on others. 2H2 + O2 = 2 H2O is an equation. gelykstaande مُعادَلَه уравнение equação rovnice die Gleichung regnestykke; ligning εξίσωσηecuación võrrand معادله yhtälö équationמשוואה समीकरण jednadžba egyenlet persamaan efnajafna equazione 方程式 방정식 formulė vienādojums persamaan reactievergelijking likningrównanie, wzór معادله equação ecuaţie формула реакции rovnica enačba jednačina kemisk formel สูตรสมการ denklem 反應式 рівняння مشمولہ اجزا کی علامات کے ذریعے کیمیائی ردّ عمل کو ظاہر کرنے کا فارمولا phương trình 反应式

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