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e⋅qual

  [ee-kwuhl] adjective, noun, verb, e⋅qualed, e⋅qual⋅ing or (especially British) e⋅qualled, e⋅qual⋅ling.
Use equal to in a Sentence
–adjective
1. as great as; the same as (often fol. by to or with): The velocity of sound is not equal to that of light.
2. like or alike in quantity, degree, value, etc.; of the same rank, ability, merit, etc.: two students of equal brilliance.
3. evenly proportioned or balanced: an equal contest.
4. uniform in operation or effect: equal laws.
5. adequate or sufficient in quantity or degree: The supply is equal to the demand.
6. having adequate powers, ability, or means: He was equal to the task.
7. level, as a plain.
8. tranquil or undisturbed: to confront death with an equal mind.
9. impartial or equitable.
–noun
10. a person or thing that is equal.
–verb (used with object)
11. to be or become equal to; meet or match: So far the rate of production doesn't equal the demand. If A equals B and B equals C, then A equals C.
12. to make or do something equal to: No matter how he tries, he can't equal his brother's achievements.
13. Archaic. to make equal; equalize.
14. Obsolete. to recompense fully.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME (adj.) < L aequālis equal, like, equiv. to aequ(us) even, plain, just + -ālis -al 1

Synonyms:
2. proportionate, commensurate, coordinate, correspondent. Equal, equivalent, tantamount imply a correspondence between two or more things. Equal indicates a correspondence in all respects or in a particular respect: A dime is equal to 10 cents (that is, in purchasing power). Equivalent indicates a correspondence in one or more respects, but not in all: An egg is said to be the equivalent of a pound of meat in nutritive value. Tantamount, a word of limited application, is used of immaterial things that are equivalent: The prisoner's refusal to answer was tantamount to an admission of guilt. 4. even, uniform, regular, unvarying, invariant. 6. suited, fitted. 10. peer, compeer, match, mate, fellow.

Antonyms:
2. different. 6. inadequate.

Usage note:
1–9. See unique.
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Word Origin & History

equal 
c.1391, from L. æqualis "uniform, identical, equal," from æquus "level, even, just," of unknown origin. Parallel formation egal (from O.Fr. egal) was in use 1380-1600s. Equalitarian in reference to the doctrine that all mankind are equal is attested from 1799; equalizer "pistol" is U.S. slang, c.1900.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: equal
Function: noun
: one that is equal
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Idioms & Phrases

equal to

Adequate or fit in ability or extent, as in I'm not sure I'm equal to the task. [Late 1600s] Also see feel up to; up to.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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