Meaning

2 senses
  1. (transitive)To consider equal or equivalent (to or with).

    Coordinate term: correspond

    consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous

  2. (transitive)To set as equal.

    make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching

Examples

16 sentences
  1. You can't equate nationalism with fascism.

    ruНельзя отождествлять национализм с фашизмом. — Balamax

    deMan kann Nationalismus nicht mit Faschismus gleichsetzen. — Dani6187

  2. They equate religion with church-going.

  3. Many poets equate death with sleep.

  4. Material possessions don't equate to happiness.

  5. Possessing money does not equate with wisdom.

Translations

1 languages

Origin

From Middle English equaten, from Latin aequātus, perfect passive participle of aequō, see

From Middle English equaten, from Latin aequātus, perfect passive participle of aequō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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Forms

equates, equating, equated, equated
Base formequate · to equate
3rd person singularequates
Present participleequating
Past simpleequated
Past participleequated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyequate
he, she, itequates

Past simpleLesson

all personsequated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave equated
he, she, ithas equated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill equate

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms
consider equal:differentiate

Word family

9 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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