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e·quate 
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Audio Help [i-kweyt] Pronunciation Key –verb (used with object), e·quat·ed, e·quat·ing.
| 1. | to regard, treat, or represent as equivalent: We cannot equate the possession of wealth with goodness. |
| 2. | to state the equality of or between; put in the form of an equation: to equate growing prosperity with the physical health of a nation. |
| 3. | to reduce to an average; make such correction or allowance in as will reduce to a common standard of comparison. |
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v. e·quat·ed, e·quat·ing, e·quates v. tr.
v. intr. To be or seem to be equal; correspond. [Middle English equaten, from Latin aequāre, aequāt-, from aequus, even, equal.] |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
equate
c.1400, from L. æquatus, pp. of æquare "make even or uniform, make equal," from æquus "level, even, equal." Earliest use in Eng. was of astrological calculation, then "to make equal;" meaning "to regard as equal" is early 19c. Equation is c.1386 in astrology; the mathematical sense is from 1570.
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
| equate | |
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| 1. | 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" [syn: compare] |
| 2. | be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics |
| 3. | 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" [syn: equal] |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
equate [iˈkweit] verb
to regard as the same in some way
Example: He equates money with happiness.
See also: equationExample: He equates money with happiness.
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
Equate
E"quant\, n. [L. aequans, -antis, p. pr. of aequare: cf. F. ['e]quant. See Equate.] (Ptolemaic Astron.) A circle around whose circumference a planet or the center of ann epicycle was conceived to move uniformly; -- called also eccentric equator.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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