What does equate mean?

Definitions for equate
ɪˈkweɪtequate

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. compare, liken, equateverb

    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, correspondverb

    be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics

  3. equal, match, equalize, equalise, equateverb

    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"

Wiktionary

  1. equateverb

    To consider equal, to state as being equivalent.

  2. Etymology: From aequātus, past participle of aequō.

ChatGPT

  1. equate

    Equate generally means to consider or deem to be equal, identical, or equivalent to something or someone else. It involves making a connection or comparison based on similarities or shared qualities, often in the process of problem solving or drawing conclusions.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Equateverb

    to make equal; to reduce to an average; to make such an allowance or correction in as will reduce to a common standard of comparison; to reduce to mean time or motion; as, to equate payments; to equate lines of railroad for grades or curves; equated distances

  2. Etymology: [L. aequatus, p. p. of aequare to make level or equal, fr. aequus level, equal. See Equal.]

Wikidata

  1. Equate

    Equate is a board game made by Conceptual Math Media where players score points by forming equations on a 19x19 game board. Equations appear across and down in a crossword fashion and must be mathematically correct. It is similar to Scrabble except players use digits and mathematical operators instead of letters.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of equate in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of equate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of equate in a Sentence

  1. Eric Hoffer:

    One might equate growing up with a mistrust of words. A mature person trusts his eyes more than his ears. Irrationality often manifests itself in upholding the word against the evidence of the eyes. Children, savages and true believers remember far less what they have seen than what they have heard.

  2. Mark Licht:

    It will be a compounded effect in those drier areas. That does equate to a little more impact on the crop.

  3. Michael Ryan:

    Humans tend to mirror image – we equate our understanding of our army with their understanding of their army. But history does n’t bear out that they conduct their military affairs the same way we do.

  4. The President:

    It's important to recognize as painful as these incidents are, we can't equate what is happening now to what happened fifty years ago, if you talk to your parents, grandparents, uncles, they'll tell you that things are better -- not good, in some cases, but better.

  5. Matt Orstein:

    It's a farce of the highest level, i would equate it to something like 'Airplane!' or 'Hot Shots!' you know. I mean it's funny but it's definitely nothing that could topple a monarchy.

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  • ทำให้เท่าเทียมกันThai

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