equate

[ ih-kweyt ]

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.

equate

/ ɪˈkweɪt /

verb

1. to make or regard as equivalent or similar, esp in order to compare or balance
2. maths to indicate the equality of; form an equation from
3. intr to be equal; correspond

Derived Forms

• eˌquataˈbility, noun
• eˈquatable, adjective

Other Words From

• e·quata·bili·ty noun
• e·quata·ble adjective
• une·quated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of equate¹

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin aequātus (past participle of aequāre to make equal), equivalent to aequ ( us ) equal + -ātus -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of equate¹

C15: from Latin aequāre to make equal

Example Sentences

Matt Kaufman, Roblox's chief safety officer, said the game is played by 88 million people each day, and over 10% of its total employees - equating to thousands of people - work on the platform's safety features.

From BBC

In 2019, almost 70,000 square kilometers of forest were burned in the Amazon region -- this equates to an area the size of Bavaria.

From Science Daily

Bart Wallet, a professor of Jewish Studies at the University of Amsterdam, stresses the need for careful terminology, warning against equating the recent violence with pogroms of the past.

From BBC

Veering off down memory lane, the actor regaled the crowd with an anecdote about "Rocky," using it as a segue to equate Trump with an even bigger historical figure, the son of God.

From Salon

She equated women openly refusing to date Trump supporters to those mythical misandrists who "demonize men altogether."

From Salon

Related Words

• associate
• liken
• relate