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- Dictionaryequate/ɪˈkweɪt/
verb
- 1. consider (one thing) to be the same as or equivalent to another: "customers equate their name with quality" Similar
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to consider one thing to be the same as or equal to another thing: equate something with something He complained that there was a tendency to equate right-wing politics with self-interest. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Linking and relating.
equate something (with something) to think that something is the same as something else or is as important. Some parents equate education with exam success. I don't see how you can equate the two things.
The meaning of EQUATE is to make equal : equalize. How to use equate in a sentence.
to consider one thing to be the same as or equal to another thing: equate something with something He complained that there was a tendency to equate right-wing politics with self-interest. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Linking and relating.
If you equate one thing with another, or if you say that one thing equates with another, you believe that they are strongly connected. People sometimes equate provincial accents with provincial thinking.
to consider one thing to be the same as or equal to another thing: Many people equate wealth with happiness. (Definition of equate from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of equate. in Chinese (Traditional) 同等看待, 使等同, 使相等… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 同等看待, 使等同, 使相等… See more. in Spanish.
To equate means to make things equal, and it’s a useful word because this is something people do all the time. They equate strong political views with fascism, they equate having lots of money with good taste, and they equate popularity with goodness.
