equate
To consider equal or equivalentTo consider equal or equivalent (to or with).
» You can't equate nationalism with fascism.
Man kann Nationalismus nicht mit Faschismus gleichsetzen.
Нельзя отождествлять национализм с фашизмом.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To consider equal or equivalent (to or with).
Coordinate term: correspond
consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous
(transitive)To set as equal.
make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching
Examples
16 sentencesYou can't equate nationalism with fascism.
ruНельзя отождествлять национализм с фашизмом.
deMan kann Nationalismus nicht mit Faschismus gleichsetzen.
They equate religion with church-going.
Many poets equate death with sleep.
Material possessions don't equate to happiness.
Possessing money does not equate with wisdom.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle English equaten, from Latin aequātus, perfect passive participle of aequō, seeFrom Middle English equaten, from Latin aequātus, perfect passive participle of aequō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
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Forms
equates, equating, equated, equatedSynonyms
7 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle