Equate

  • 11equate — 01. Too many people [equate] suits and ties with respectability. Some of the most dishonest people I ve ever met were always very well dressed. 02. The [equation] at my workplace seems to be that management expects a maximum of effort for a… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 12equate — e|quate [ ı k,weıt ] verb 1. ) transitive to consider something to be the same as something else: equate something with/to something: These people seem to equate honesty with weakness. equate something and something: Don t make the mistake of… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 13equate — verb ADVERB ▪ directly ▪ The constellations in the night sky cannot be directly equated with the heroes of Greek mythology. ▪ roughly ▪ simply ▪ automatically …

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  • 14equate — v. (D; tr.) to equate with (one should not equate wealth with happiness) * * * [ɪ kweɪt] (D; tr.) to equate with (one should not equate wealth with happiness) …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 15equate — e|quate [ıˈkweıt] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of aequare to make equal , from aequus; EQUAL1] to consider that two things are similar or connected equate sth with sth ▪ Most people equate wealth with success. equate …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 16equate — [[t]ɪkwe͟ɪt[/t]] equates, equating, equated V ERG If you equate one thing with another, or if you say that one thing equates with another, you believe that they are strongly connected. [V n with n] I m always wary of men wearing suits, as I… …

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  • 17equate — equatability, n. equatable, adj. /i kwayt /, v.t., equated, equating. 1. to regard, treat, or represent as equivalent: We cannot equate the possession of wealth with goodness. 2. to state the equality of or between; put in the form of an equation …

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  • 18equate — verb (T) to consider that two or more things are similar or connected: equate sth with: Some people equate nationalism with fascism. equation /I kweIZn/ noun 1 (C) a statement in mathematics, showing that two quantities are equal: In the equation …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 19equate — [ɪ kweɪt] verb consider (one thing) as equal or equivalent to another. ↘(equate to/with) be the same as or equivalent to. ↘make equal. Derivatives equatable adjective Origin ME: from L. aequat , aequare make level or equal , from aequus (see… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 20equate — verb 1) he equates criticism with treachery Syn: identify, compare, liken, associate, connect, link, relate, class, bracket 2) the rent equates to $24 per square foot Syn: correspond, be equivalent …

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