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equate
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e·quate  (-kwt)
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.
To be or seem to be equal; correspond.

[Middle English equaten, from Latin aequre, aequt-, from aequus, even, equal.]

equate
Verb
[equating, equated]
1. to make or regard as equivalent
2. Maths to form an equation from
equatable adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.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"
consider, study - give careful consideration to; "consider the possibility of moving"
2.equate - be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics
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"
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"

equate
verb 1. identify, associate, connect, compare, relate, mention in the same breath, think of in connection with, think of together
2. make equal, match, balance, square, even up, equalize
Translations

equate [ɪˈkweɪt] vt to equate sth with → equiparar algo con
equate [ɪˈkweɪt] vt to equate sth with → comparer qch à; assimiler qch à;
to equate sth to → mettre qch en équation avec; égaler qch à
equate [ɪˈkweɪt] vt to equate sth with → etw gleichsetzen mit vt (compare) → auf die gleiche Stufe stellen;
to equate A to B → A und B auf die gleiche Stufe stellen
equate [ɪˈkweɪt] vt to equate sth with → considerare qc uguale a (= compare); paragonare qc con;
to equate A to B → mettere in equazione A e B

equate
v equate [iˈkweit]
to regard as the same in some way He equates money with happiness.gelykmaak, gelykstelيُساويсравнявамklást rovnítko meziligestille; sætte lighedstegn mellemgleichstellenεξισώνωequiparar, compararsamastamaبرابر شمردن؛ همانند دانستنsamastaamettre sur le même piedלְהָשווֹתबराबर माननाizjednačitiegyenlővé teszmenyamakanleggja að jöfnuequiparare, considerare uguale等しいとする동일시하다prilyginti, laikyti lygiuvienādot; pielīdzinātmenyamakangelijkstellensette likhetstegn mellom, sidestillezrównywać, utożsamiaćequacionara considera că înseamnă acelaşi lucru, a pune pe picior de egalitateприравниватьklásť znamienko rovnosti medziizenačevatiizjednačavatijämställa, likställaแสดงให้เห็นว่าเท่ากันeşit görmek同等看待рівняти; прирівнюватиمساوی یا ایک جیسا سمجھناđánh đồng
n eˈquation [-ʒən]
1 a statement that two things are equal or the same xy+xy=2xy is an equation.vergelykingمُعادَلَهуравнениеrovniceligningdie Gleichungεξίσωσηecuaciónvõrrandبرابری؛ معادلهyhtälöéquationמִשווָאָהसमीकरणizjednačenjekiegyenlítés; egyenletpersamaanjafnaequazione方程式방정식lygtisvienādojumspersamaanvergelijkinglikning, det å betrakte som likrównanieequaçãoecuaţieуравнениеrovnicaenačbajednačinaekvationความเท่าเทียมกันeşitlik等式рівнянняمساوی ، ہم مقدار بتانے کی صورتhành động làm cho bằng nhau
2 a formula expressing the action of certain substances on others 2H2 + O2 = 2 H2 O is an equation.gelykstaandeمُعادَلَهуравнениеrovniceregnestykke; ligningdie Gleichungεξίσωση (χημική αντίδραση)ecuaciónvõrrandمعادلهkaavaéquationמִשווָאָהसमीकरणjednadžbaegyenletpersamaanefnajafnaequazione方程式반응식formulėvienādojumspersamaanreactievergelijkinglikningrównanie, wzórequaçãoecuaţieформула реакцииrovnicaenačbajednačinakemisk formelสมการdenklem反應式рівнянняمشمولہ اجزا کی علامات کے ذریعے کیمیائی ردّ عمل کو ظاہر کرنے کا فارمولاphương trình

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