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equate

[ ih-kweyt ]

verb (used with object)

equated, equating.
  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

/ ɪˈ°ì·É±ðɪ³Ù /

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ±ðËŒ±ç³Ü²¹³Ù²¹Ëˆ²ú¾±±ô¾±³Ù²â, noun
  • ±ðˈ±ç³Ü²¹³Ù²¹²ú±ô±ð, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±ð·±ç³Ü²¹³Ùa·²ú¾±±ôi·³Ù²â noun
  • ±ð·±ç³Ü²¹³Ùa·²ú±ô±ð adjective
  • ³Ü²Ôe·±ç³Ü²¹³ÙĻå adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of equate1

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin ²¹±ð±ç³ÜÄå³Ù³Ü²õ (past participle of ²¹±ð±ç³ÜÄå°ù±ð to make equal), equivalent to aequ ( us ) equal + -Äå³Ù³Ü²õ -ate 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of equate1

C15: from Latin ²¹±ð±ç³ÜÄå°ù±ð to make equal
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Hindering investigations is the lack of a local forensic lab which means crucial DNA samples must be sent overseas for analysis, equating to lengthy waits for results.

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The figure, released by the Department for Work and Pensions, is an increase of 100,000 children from the previous year - and equates to 31% of children in the UK.

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So “Ankles†wasn’t connected to queerness — it was more connected to lacking shame, which for me equates to more queerness in my actual life.

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And needing help to wash your hair, or your body below the waist, would be awarded two points, but needing help to wash between the shoulders and waist would equate to four points.

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Trump has no empathy card which makes him the perfect political wife to Musk who has apparently equated empathy with the fall, not the rise of civilization.

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