equate

(ĭ-kwāt')

v., e·quat·ed, e·quat·ing, e·quates.

v.tr.

1. To make equal or equivalent.
2. To reduce to a standard or an average; equalize.
3. To consider, treat, or depict as equal or equivalent: equates inexperience with youth.

v.intr.
To be or seem to be equal; correspond.

[Middle English equaten, from Latin aequāre, aequāt-, from aequus, even, equal.]

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verb

1. To make equal: equalize, even¹, level, square. See same/different/compare.
2. To represent as similar: analogize, assimilate, compare, identify, liken, match, parallel. See same/different/compare.

v

Definition: balance; think of together
Antonyms: disagree, imbalance, unliken

IN BRIEF: Make uniform, corresponding, or matching..

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - ligestille, betragte som ens, sætte på ligning, sætte lighedstegn imellem
v. intr. - være lig med, svare til, stemme overens, være i overensstemmelse med

idioms:

• equate with    ligestille med

Nederlands (Dutch)
vergelijken, gelijkstellen, gelijk zijn aan

Français (French)
v. tr. - assimiler à, mettre sur le même pied que, (Math) mettre en équation avec, égaler, égaliser
v. intr. - assimiler, mettre au même niveau

idioms:

• equate with    assimiler à, mettre au même niveau que, mettre en équation

Deutsch (German)
v. - gleichsetzen

idioms:

• equate with    gleichsetzen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εξισούμαι, εξισώνω, εξομοιώνω, βάζω στην ίδια μοίρα

idioms:

• equate with    εξισώνω με

Italiano (Italian)
equiparare

idioms:

• equate with    equiparare a

Português (Portuguese)
v. - igualar, equacionar (Mat.)

idioms:

• equate with    equivale a

Русский (Russian)
уравнивать

idioms:

• equate with    приравнивать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - igualar, equiparar, poner en ecuación

idioms:

• equate with    igualar a, considerar idéntico

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - likställa, jämställa, uppställa som ekvation (mat.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使相等, 视为平等, 等同

idioms:

• equate with    认为...和...有关联

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使相等, 視為平等
v. intr. - 等同

idioms:

• equate with    認為...和...有關聯

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 동등하게 생각하다
v. intr. - 일치하다

idioms:

• equate with    ~과 일치하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 等しいと考える, 等式化する, 等しいとする

idioms:

• equate with    匹敵する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يوازن بين, يسوي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮חשב לשווה‬
v. intr. - ‮היה שווה ל-, הסכים‬

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