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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.

[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.

equate

Past participle: equated
Gerund: equating

Imperative
equate
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Present
I equate
you equate
he/she/it equates
we equate
you equate
they equate

Preterite
I equated
you equated
he/she/it equated
we equated
you equated
they equated

Present Continuous
I am equating
you are equating
he/she/it is equating
we are equating
you are equating
they are equating

Present Perfect
I have equated
you have equated
he/she/it has equated
we have equated
you have equated
they have equated

Past Continuous
I was equating
you were equating
he/she/it was equating
we were equating
you were equating
they were equating

Past Perfect
I had equated
you had equated
he/she/it had equated
we had equated
you had equated
they had equated

Future
I will equate
you will equate
he/she/it will equate
we will equate
you will equate
they will equate

Future Perfect
I will have equated
you will have equated
he/she/it will have equated
we will have equated
you will have equated
they will have equated

Future Continuous
I will be equating
you will be equating
he/she/it will be equating
we will be equating
you will be equating
they will be equating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been equating
you have been equating
he/she/it has been equating
we have been equating
you have been equating
they have been equating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been equating
you will have been equating
he/she/it will have been equating
we will have been equating
you will have been equating
they will have been equating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been equating
you had been equating
he/she/it had been equating
we had been equating
you had been equating
they had been equating

Conditional
I would equate
you would equate
he/she/it would equate
we would equate
you would equate
they would equate

Past Conditional
I would have equated
you would have equated
he/she/it would have equated
we would have equated
you would have equated
they would have equated

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Verb

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"

equate - be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics

equal, be - be identical or equivalent to; "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!"

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"

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

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

2. To represent as similar:

Translations

يُساوي

ligestille

egyenlõvé tesz

leggja aî jöfnu

formulėlaikyti lygiulygtisprilyginti

pielīdzinātvienādot

klásť znamienko rovnosti medzi

eşit görmek

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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

equate

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equate

(iˈkweit) verb

to regard as the same in some way. He equates money with happiness.

eˈquation (-ʒən) noun

1. a statement that two things are equal or the same. xy+xy=2xy is an equation.

2. a formula expressing the action of certain substances on others. 2H2 + O2 = 2 H2O is an equation.