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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.
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equate
Past participle: equated
Gerund: equating
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| Verb | 1. | 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" |
| 2. | equate - be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics | |
| 3. | 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" homologise, homologize - make homologous homogenize, homogenise - cause to become equal or homogeneous as by mixing; "homogenize the main ingredients" |
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equate
verb
1. identify, associate, connect, compare, relate, mention in the same breath, think of in connection with, think of together I equate suits with power and authority.
2. make equal, match, balance, square, even up, equalize relying on arbitrage to equate prices between the various stock exchanges
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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Translations
يُساوي
ligestille
egyenlõvé tesz
leggja aî jöfnu
formulėlaikyti lygiulygtisprilyginti
pielīdzinātvienādot
klásť znamienko rovnosti medzi
eşit görmek
equate
[ɪˈkweɪt]A. VT
1. (= compare) → equiparar (to, with con) (= link) → identificar (to, with con)
B. VI to equate to → equivaler a
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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
to equate wealth with happiness → assimiler la richesse au bonheur
vi
to equate with sth (= be the same as) → égaler qch
to equate with sth (= be the same as) → égaler qch
equate to
vt fus (= equal) → être égal à
(= mean) → signifier
High fees don't necessarily equate to high service → Rétributions importantes ne signifient pas forcément service de qualité.
High fees don't necessarily equate to high service → Rétributions importantes ne signifient pas forcément service de qualité.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
equate
vt
(= identify) → gleichsetzen, identifizieren (with mit); (= compare, treat as the same) → auf die gleiche Stufe stellen, als gleichwertig hinstellen or betrachten; do not equate physical beauty with moral goodness → du musst or darfst Schönheit nicht mit gutem Charakter gleichsetzen; to equate liberalism and conservatism → Liberalismus mit Konservatismus gleichsetzen
(Math) → gleichsetzen (to mit)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
equate
[ɪˈkweɪt] vta. to equate (with) → identificare (con), considerare uguale a; (compare) → paragonare (a)
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
equate
(iˈkweit) verb to regard as the same in some way. He equates money with happiness.
eˈquation (-ʒən) noun1. 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.
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