equate

Equate is defined as to make the same, compare or make average.

(verb)

An example of to equate is to compare a brownie sundae to a chocolate cake with ice cream.

See equate in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb equated, equating

1. to make equal or equivalent; equalize
2. to treat, regard, or express as equal, equivalent, identical, or closely related: to equate wealth with happiness
Math. to state or express the equality of; put in the form of an equation

Origin: ME equaten < L aequatus, pp. of aequare, to make equal < aequus, plain, even

intransitive verb

to be equal

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See equate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb e·quat·ed, e·quat·ing, e·quates

verb, transitive

To make equal or equivalent.
To reduce to a standard or an average; equalize.
To consider, treat, or depict as equal or equivalent: equates inexperience with youth.

verb, intransitive

To be or seem to be equal; correspond.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English equaten

Origin: , from Latin aequāre, aequāt-

Origin: , from aequus, even, equal

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