equate
pronunciation
How to pronounce equate in British English:
UK [iˈkweɪt]
How to pronounce equate in American English:
US [iˈkweɪt]
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- Verb:
- consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous
- be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics
- make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching
Word Origin
- equate (v.)
- early 15c., "to make similar or the same; to balance or harmonize; distribute (ingredients) uniformly; reduce to evenness or smoothness; to set (a fracture)," from Latin aequatus "level, levelled, even, side-by-side," past participle of aequare "make even or uniform, make equal," from aequus "level, even, equal" (see equal (adj.)). Earliest use in English was of astrological calculation, then "to make equal;" meaning "to regard as equal" is early 19c. Related: Equated; equating.
Example
- 1. We tend to equate jealousy with pettiness and selfishness .
- 2. Even investment banker dresdner kleinwort wasserstein has warned not to " equate money with happiness " .
- 3. The comparison between cuba and iraq is fanciful , and not only because it is preposterous to equate roosevelt with either george bush or mr cheney .
- 4. Besides , it is wrong to equate marxist theory with communist practice .
- 5. Always remember people equate skepticism with wisdom .