Definition of equate in English:

equate

verb ɪˈkweɪtəˈkweɪt

[with object]often equate something to/with

1Consider (one thing) to be the same as or equivalent to another.
同等看待，同样对待
customers equate their name with quality
顾客通常会把他们的品名视为质量。
Example sentencesExamples
- Another way of cutting back your spending is to equate the cost with the amount of time you'll have to work to pay for it.
- Don't make the mistake of equating this position with that one.
- Branding means equating your name to a certain topic, product, or service.
- Suspicious buyers could draw the wrong conclusions, equating cosy partnerships with greedy cartels.
- We must not then make the mistake of equating the two.
- Over the years, people have come to equate his name with evil.
- The cave dwellers equate the shadows with reality, naming them, talking about them, and even linking sounds from outside the cave with the movements on the wall.
- African American political and civic leaders say that equating a challenge to a judge's nomination with the kidnappings, atrocities and murders that black Americans faced during more than a half-century of lynchings is inappropriate.
- Those who equate hunting foxes with abusing children reduce humanity to the moral equivalent of mice.
- ‘You don't have to be musical, so anyone can learn,’ says Helen, who equates a ten-minute peal to a light workout with weights in a gym.
- That is probably the main impression, but that's not to say that people are equating the two.
- Presidents are fond of equating their power with benevolent leadership.
- No one is equating babies with commodities, but the principles of supply and demand apply.
- The American press lavishes attention on efforts of top execs to maximize their profits, equating their net worth with high moral character.
- By effectively branding one of its professors racist and equating his opinion with the stance of the entire department, what effect can there be but a bad opinion of the department?
- The two doctors say they were forced to pull out of providing cover because the hospital was not paying them enough to cover costs, equating their contracts to charity work.
- ‘This is really a question of listeners equating machines with human beings who are being understood to perform servile functions,’ she said.
- The fashion for equating chimps with children is based on a degraded view of humanity and an ignorance about animals.
- I liked the section equating sanctions with weapons of mass destruction.
- Therefore, there is contextual Biblical evidence for equating these two Hebrew words, at least in some cases.
Synonyms
regard as the same as, regard as identical to
identify, liken to, compare
bracket, class, associate, connect, pair, link, relate, ally, think of together, set side by side
1. 1.1equate to/withno object (of one thing) be the same as or equivalent to (another)
  同等看待，同样对待
  that sum equates to half a million pounds today
  那笔钱相当于今天的50万英镑。
  Example sentencesExamples
  For example, there would be a £111,000 cut in economic development activities, equating to about five per cent of the budgets for the promotion of tourism and available development sites.
  A lower percentage saving of 32 per cent, equating to £111,655, can be made by buying a four bedroom detached house.
  Twenty-four days were to be eliminated from the school year, equating to a 12.6 percent pay cut.
  By placing this business with one or more agencies by competitive tender, personnel staff have indicated that they would expect a saving of at least five per cent, equating to approximately £50,000.
  In the world where we live, the here and now, money equates to power, especially in the political arena.
  However, the cost of delivering this mail now equates to 20 per cent of our delivery costs.
  The number of accidents resulting in serious or fatal injuries has fallen by an average of 28 per cent a year, equating to 21 serious accidents that have been prevented.
  This compares to 6.4 million units a year earlier, which equates to just 6.5 percent market share.
  One of the concerns raised is over the sudden increase in prices over the first year with water company clients being hit with a 7.4 per cent rise, equating to £21.
  This equates to a 6.12 per cent movement in the thresholds every three years.
  These 28 projects represent over 69,000 homes, equating to 80 percent of the Army family housing inventory in the United States.
  On this basis the shares are currently trading at 10.4 times earnings in 2004, equating to a 35 per cent discount to its peers.
  This equates to nearly 40 per cent of all packaging placed on the Irish market.
  The charges I shall have to pay to park weekly will equate to almost the equivalent of a year's subscriptions to be a choir member.
  A recently published independent study by the National Institute of Transport and Logistics found 157 trucks each day would be unable to use the tunnel - equating to 1.74 per cent - based on a study of all four gates at Dublin Port.
  That means the only way to fund his proposals would be through council tax rises for police services of up to 25 per cent, equating to £22.36 extra a year for some households.
  This equates to more than 50 per cent more listeners than any comparable international broadcaster.
  Vehicle crime has dropped by 2.5 per cent, meaning 64 fewer victims in the past seven months, and domestic burglary has fallen by 10 per cent, equating to 137 fewer victims.
  Unions say the latest offer is a complex deal under which all workers would receive a lump sum in December equating to a 2.7 per cent rise for the six month-period from April to September.
  They add that this would equate to the equivalent output of ‘two average power stations’.
  Synonyms
  correspond, be equivalent, amount
  equal, be the same as
2. 1.2 Cause (two or more things) to be the same in quantity or value.
  使（两个或两个以上事物）相等；使平衡
  the level of prices will move to equate supply and demand
  为了使供需平衡，物价水平将有所变动。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The efficient amount of news coverage equates the value of the marginal story with the value of alternative uses of these resources.
  ‘We are not looking here at a means of equating the rights of unmarried couples to married couples,’ said Mr Bridge.
  The price level - in the longer run - equates the demand for money to the supply.
  Separately, the real risk-free rate is an equilibrium rate, equating the overall supply and demand for funds.
  Equating supply and demand is a double-edged sword.
  Synonyms
  equalize, balance, even out/up/off, level up/off, square, tally, match
  make equal, make even, make level, make equivalent, make identical, make the same, make uniform

Derivatives

equatable

adjective

There are some talented people that are equatable.
Example sentencesExamples
- There is no question that the West, by an accident of geography the ‘dominant’ culture, is easily equatable with modernity.
- That otherness is not and never has been either equatable with or answerable to whiteness.
- It has, to some extent, been reconcentrated in Israel (but cookery in that country is not equatable with Jewish cookery as it comprises other elements also).

Origin

Middle English (in the sense 'make equal, balance'): from Latin aequat- 'made level or equal', from the verb aequare, from aequus (see equal). Current senses date from the mid 19th century.

Rhymes

abate, ablate, aerate, ait, await, backdate, bait, bate, berate, castrate, collate, conflate, crate, create, cremate, date, deflate, dictate, dilate, distraite, donate, downstate, eight, elate, estate, fate, fête, fixate, freight, frustrate, gait, gate, gestate, gradate, grate, great, gyrate, hate, hydrate, inflate, innate, interrelate, interstate, irate, Kate, Kuwait, lactate, late, locate, lustrate, mandate, mate, migrate, misdate, misstate, mistranslate, mutate, narrate, negate, notate, orate, ornate, Pate, placate, plate, prate, prorate, prostrate, pulsate, pupate, quadrate, rate, rotate, sate, sedate, serrate, short weight, skate, slate, spate, spectate, spruit, stagnate, state, straight, strait, Tate, tête-à-tête, Thwaite, translate, translocate, transmigrate, truncate, underrate, understate, underweight, update, uprate, upstate, up-to-date, vacate, vibrate, wait, weight

Definition of equate in US English:

equate

verbəˈkwātəˈkweɪt

[with object]

1Consider (one thing) to be the same as or equivalent to another.
同等看待，同样对待
customers equate their name with quality
顾客通常会把他们的品名视为质量。
Example sentencesExamples
- The two doctors say they were forced to pull out of providing cover because the hospital was not paying them enough to cover costs, equating their contracts to charity work.
- The American press lavishes attention on efforts of top execs to maximize their profits, equating their net worth with high moral character.
- ‘You don't have to be musical, so anyone can learn,’ says Helen, who equates a ten-minute peal to a light workout with weights in a gym.
- African American political and civic leaders say that equating a challenge to a judge's nomination with the kidnappings, atrocities and murders that black Americans faced during more than a half-century of lynchings is inappropriate.
- Those who equate hunting foxes with abusing children reduce humanity to the moral equivalent of mice.
- By effectively branding one of its professors racist and equating his opinion with the stance of the entire department, what effect can there be but a bad opinion of the department?
- Suspicious buyers could draw the wrong conclusions, equating cosy partnerships with greedy cartels.
- That is probably the main impression, but that's not to say that people are equating the two.
- ‘This is really a question of listeners equating machines with human beings who are being understood to perform servile functions,’ she said.
- Over the years, people have come to equate his name with evil.
- Therefore, there is contextual Biblical evidence for equating these two Hebrew words, at least in some cases.
- The cave dwellers equate the shadows with reality, naming them, talking about them, and even linking sounds from outside the cave with the movements on the wall.
- The fashion for equating chimps with children is based on a degraded view of humanity and an ignorance about animals.
- Another way of cutting back your spending is to equate the cost with the amount of time you'll have to work to pay for it.
- Don't make the mistake of equating this position with that one.
- We must not then make the mistake of equating the two.
- I liked the section equating sanctions with weapons of mass destruction.
- Branding means equating your name to a certain topic, product, or service.
- No one is equating babies with commodities, but the principles of supply and demand apply.
- Presidents are fond of equating their power with benevolent leadership.
Synonyms
regard as the same as, regard as identical to
1. 1.1equate to/withno object (of one thing) be the same as or equivalent to (another)
  同等看待，同样对待
  that sum equates to half a million pounds today
  那笔钱相当于今天的50万英镑。
  Example sentencesExamples
  This equates to a 6.12 per cent movement in the thresholds every three years.
  One of the concerns raised is over the sudden increase in prices over the first year with water company clients being hit with a 7.4 per cent rise, equating to £21.
  Vehicle crime has dropped by 2.5 per cent, meaning 64 fewer victims in the past seven months, and domestic burglary has fallen by 10 per cent, equating to 137 fewer victims.
  In the world where we live, the here and now, money equates to power, especially in the political arena.
  Unions say the latest offer is a complex deal under which all workers would receive a lump sum in December equating to a 2.7 per cent rise for the six month-period from April to September.
  By placing this business with one or more agencies by competitive tender, personnel staff have indicated that they would expect a saving of at least five per cent, equating to approximately £50,000.
  However, the cost of delivering this mail now equates to 20 per cent of our delivery costs.
  Twenty-four days were to be eliminated from the school year, equating to a 12.6 percent pay cut.
  They add that this would equate to the equivalent output of ‘two average power stations’.
  These 28 projects represent over 69,000 homes, equating to 80 percent of the Army family housing inventory in the United States.
  The number of accidents resulting in serious or fatal injuries has fallen by an average of 28 per cent a year, equating to 21 serious accidents that have been prevented.
  This equates to more than 50 per cent more listeners than any comparable international broadcaster.
  This compares to 6.4 million units a year earlier, which equates to just 6.5 percent market share.
  For example, there would be a £111,000 cut in economic development activities, equating to about five per cent of the budgets for the promotion of tourism and available development sites.
  This equates to nearly 40 per cent of all packaging placed on the Irish market.
  On this basis the shares are currently trading at 10.4 times earnings in 2004, equating to a 35 per cent discount to its peers.
  That means the only way to fund his proposals would be through council tax rises for police services of up to 25 per cent, equating to £22.36 extra a year for some households.
  A lower percentage saving of 32 per cent, equating to £111,655, can be made by buying a four bedroom detached house.
  A recently published independent study by the National Institute of Transport and Logistics found 157 trucks each day would be unable to use the tunnel - equating to 1.74 per cent - based on a study of all four gates at Dublin Port.
  The charges I shall have to pay to park weekly will equate to almost the equivalent of a year's subscriptions to be a choir member.
  Synonyms
  correspond, be equivalent, amount
2. 1.2 Cause (two or more things) to be the same in quantity or value.
  使（两个或两个以上事物）相等；使平衡
  the level of prices will move to equate supply and demand
  为了使供需平衡，物价水平将有所变动。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The efficient amount of news coverage equates the value of the marginal story with the value of alternative uses of these resources.
  Equating supply and demand is a double-edged sword.
  Separately, the real risk-free rate is an equilibrium rate, equating the overall supply and demand for funds.
  The price level - in the longer run - equates the demand for money to the supply.
  ‘We are not looking here at a means of equating the rights of unmarried couples to married couples,’ said Mr Bridge.
  Synonyms
  equalize, balance, even off, even out, even up, level off, level up, square, tally, match

Origin

Middle English (in the sense ‘make equal, balance’): from Latin aequat- ‘made level or equal’, from the verb aequare, from aequus (see equal). Current senses date from the mid 19th century.

词汇	equate
释义	Definition of equate in English: equate verb ɪˈkweɪtəˈkweɪt [with object]often equate something to/with 1Consider (one thing) to be the same as or equivalent to another. 同等看待，同样对待 customers equate their name with quality 顾客通常会把他们的品名视为质量。 Example sentencesExamples Another way of cutting back your spending is to equate the cost with the amount of time you'll have to work to pay for it. Don't make the mistake of equating this position with that one. Branding means equating your name to a certain topic, product, or service. Suspicious buyers could draw the wrong conclusions, equating cosy partnerships with greedy cartels. We must not then make the mistake of equating the two. Over the years, people have come to equate his name with evil. The cave dwellers equate the shadows with reality, naming them, talking about them, and even linking sounds from outside the cave with the movements on the wall. African American political and civic leaders say that equating a challenge to a judge's nomination with the kidnappings, atrocities and murders that black Americans faced during more than a half-century of lynchings is inappropriate. Those who equate hunting foxes with abusing children reduce humanity to the moral equivalent of mice. ‘You don't have to be musical, so anyone can learn,’ says Helen, who equates a ten-minute peal to a light workout with weights in a gym. That is probably the main impression, but that's not to say that people are equating the two. Presidents are fond of equating their power with benevolent leadership. No one is equating babies with commodities, but the principles of supply and demand apply. The American press lavishes attention on efforts of top execs to maximize their profits, equating their net worth with high moral character. By effectively branding one of its professors racist and equating his opinion with the stance of the entire department, what effect can there be but a bad opinion of the department? The two doctors say they were forced to pull out of providing cover because the hospital was not paying them enough to cover costs, equating their contracts to charity work. ‘This is really a question of listeners equating machines with human beings who are being understood to perform servile functions,’ she said. The fashion for equating chimps with children is based on a degraded view of humanity and an ignorance about animals. I liked the section equating sanctions with weapons of mass destruction. Therefore, there is contextual Biblical evidence for equating these two Hebrew words, at least in some cases. Synonyms regard as the same as, regard as identical to identify, liken to, compare bracket, class, associate, connect, pair, link, relate, ally, think of together, set side by side 1.1equate to/withno object (of one thing) be the same as or equivalent to (another) 同等看待，同样对待 that sum equates to half a million pounds today 那笔钱相当于今天的50万英镑。 Example sentencesExamples For example, there would be a £111,000 cut in economic development activities, equating to about five per cent of the budgets for the promotion of tourism and available development sites. A lower percentage saving of 32 per cent, equating to £111,655, can be made by buying a four bedroom detached house. Twenty-four days were to be eliminated from the school year, equating to a 12.6 percent pay cut. By placing this business with one or more agencies by competitive tender, personnel staff have indicated that they would expect a saving of at least five per cent, equating to approximately £50,000. In the world where we live, the here and now, money equates to power, especially in the political arena. However, the cost of delivering this mail now equates to 20 per cent of our delivery costs. The number of accidents resulting in serious or fatal injuries has fallen by an average of 28 per cent a year, equating to 21 serious accidents that have been prevented. This compares to 6.4 million units a year earlier, which equates to just 6.5 percent market share. One of the concerns raised is over the sudden increase in prices over the first year with water company clients being hit with a 7.4 per cent rise, equating to £21. This equates to a 6.12 per cent movement in the thresholds every three years. These 28 projects represent over 69,000 homes, equating to 80 percent of the Army family housing inventory in the United States. On this basis the shares are currently trading at 10.4 times earnings in 2004, equating to a 35 per cent discount to its peers. This equates to nearly 40 per cent of all packaging placed on the Irish market. The charges I shall have to pay to park weekly will equate to almost the equivalent of a year's subscriptions to be a choir member. A recently published independent study by the National Institute of Transport and Logistics found 157 trucks each day would be unable to use the tunnel - equating to 1.74 per cent - based on a study of all four gates at Dublin Port. That means the only way to fund his proposals would be through council tax rises for police services of up to 25 per cent, equating to £22.36 extra a year for some households. This equates to more than 50 per cent more listeners than any comparable international broadcaster. Vehicle crime has dropped by 2.5 per cent, meaning 64 fewer victims in the past seven months, and domestic burglary has fallen by 10 per cent, equating to 137 fewer victims. Unions say the latest offer is a complex deal under which all workers would receive a lump sum in December equating to a 2.7 per cent rise for the six month-period from April to September. They add that this would equate to the equivalent output of ‘two average power stations’. Synonyms correspond, be equivalent, amount equal, be the same as 1.2 Cause (two or more things) to be the same in quantity or value. 使（两个或两个以上事物）相等；使平衡 the level of prices will move to equate supply and demand 为了使供需平衡，物价水平将有所变动。 Example sentencesExamples The efficient amount of news coverage equates the value of the marginal story with the value of alternative uses of these resources. ‘We are not looking here at a means of equating the rights of unmarried couples to married couples,’ said Mr Bridge. The price level - in the longer run - equates the demand for money to the supply. Separately, the real risk-free rate is an equilibrium rate, equating the overall supply and demand for funds. Equating supply and demand is a double-edged sword. Synonyms equalize, balance, even out/up/off, level up/off, square, tally, match make equal, make even, make level, make equivalent, make identical, make the same, make uniform Derivatives equatable adjective There are some talented people that are equatable. Example sentencesExamples There is no question that the West, by an accident of geography the ‘dominant’ culture, is easily equatable with modernity. That otherness is not and never has been either equatable with or answerable to whiteness. It has, to some extent, been reconcentrated in Israel (but cookery in that country is not equatable with Jewish cookery as it comprises other elements also). Origin Middle English (in the sense 'make equal, balance'): from Latin aequat- 'made level or equal', from the verb aequare, from aequus (see equal). Current senses date from the mid 19th century. Rhymes abate, ablate, aerate, ait, await, backdate, bait, bate, berate, castrate, collate, conflate, crate, create, cremate, date, deflate, dictate, dilate, distraite, donate, downstate, eight, elate, estate, fate, fête, fixate, freight, frustrate, gait, gate, gestate, gradate, grate, great, gyrate, hate, hydrate, inflate, innate, interrelate, interstate, irate, Kate, Kuwait, lactate, late, locate, lustrate, mandate, mate, migrate, misdate, misstate, mistranslate, mutate, narrate, negate, notate, orate, ornate, Pate, placate, plate, prate, prorate, prostrate, pulsate, pupate, quadrate, rate, rotate, sate, sedate, serrate, short weight, skate, slate, spate, spectate, spruit, stagnate, state, straight, strait, Tate, tête-à-tête, Thwaite, translate, translocate, transmigrate, truncate, underrate, understate, underweight, update, uprate, upstate, up-to-date, vacate, vibrate, wait, weight Definition of equate in US English: equate verbəˈkwātəˈkweɪt [with object] 1Consider (one thing) to be the same as or equivalent to another. 同等看待，同样对待 customers equate their name with quality 顾客通常会把他们的品名视为质量。 Example sentencesExamples The two doctors say they were forced to pull out of providing cover because the hospital was not paying them enough to cover costs, equating their contracts to charity work. The American press lavishes attention on efforts of top execs to maximize their profits, equating their net worth with high moral character. ‘You don't have to be musical, so anyone can learn,’ says Helen, who equates a ten-minute peal to a light workout with weights in a gym. African American political and civic leaders say that equating a challenge to a judge's nomination with the kidnappings, atrocities and murders that black Americans faced during more than a half-century of lynchings is inappropriate. Those who equate hunting foxes with abusing children reduce humanity to the moral equivalent of mice. By effectively branding one of its professors racist and equating his opinion with the stance of the entire department, what effect can there be but a bad opinion of the department? Suspicious buyers could draw the wrong conclusions, equating cosy partnerships with greedy cartels. That is probably the main impression, but that's not to say that people are equating the two. ‘This is really a question of listeners equating machines with human beings who are being understood to perform servile functions,’ she said. Over the years, people have come to equate his name with evil. Therefore, there is contextual Biblical evidence for equating these two Hebrew words, at least in some cases. The cave dwellers equate the shadows with reality, naming them, talking about them, and even linking sounds from outside the cave with the movements on the wall. The fashion for equating chimps with children is based on a degraded view of humanity and an ignorance about animals. Another way of cutting back your spending is to equate the cost with the amount of time you'll have to work to pay for it. Don't make the mistake of equating this position with that one. We must not then make the mistake of equating the two. I liked the section equating sanctions with weapons of mass destruction. Branding means equating your name to a certain topic, product, or service. No one is equating babies with commodities, but the principles of supply and demand apply. Presidents are fond of equating their power with benevolent leadership. Synonyms regard as the same as, regard as identical to 1.1equate to/withno object (of one thing) be the same as or equivalent to (another) 同等看待，同样对待 that sum equates to half a million pounds today 那笔钱相当于今天的50万英镑。 Example sentencesExamples This equates to a 6.12 per cent movement in the thresholds every three years. One of the concerns raised is over the sudden increase in prices over the first year with water company clients being hit with a 7.4 per cent rise, equating to £21. Vehicle crime has dropped by 2.5 per cent, meaning 64 fewer victims in the past seven months, and domestic burglary has fallen by 10 per cent, equating to 137 fewer victims. In the world where we live, the here and now, money equates to power, especially in the political arena. Unions say the latest offer is a complex deal under which all workers would receive a lump sum in December equating to a 2.7 per cent rise for the six month-period from April to September. By placing this business with one or more agencies by competitive tender, personnel staff have indicated that they would expect a saving of at least five per cent, equating to approximately £50,000. However, the cost of delivering this mail now equates to 20 per cent of our delivery costs. Twenty-four days were to be eliminated from the school year, equating to a 12.6 percent pay cut. They add that this would equate to the equivalent output of ‘two average power stations’. These 28 projects represent over 69,000 homes, equating to 80 percent of the Army family housing inventory in the United States. The number of accidents resulting in serious or fatal injuries has fallen by an average of 28 per cent a year, equating to 21 serious accidents that have been prevented. This equates to more than 50 per cent more listeners than any comparable international broadcaster. This compares to 6.4 million units a year earlier, which equates to just 6.5 percent market share. For example, there would be a £111,000 cut in economic development activities, equating to about five per cent of the budgets for the promotion of tourism and available development sites. This equates to nearly 40 per cent of all packaging placed on the Irish market. On this basis the shares are currently trading at 10.4 times earnings in 2004, equating to a 35 per cent discount to its peers. That means the only way to fund his proposals would be through council tax rises for police services of up to 25 per cent, equating to £22.36 extra a year for some households. A lower percentage saving of 32 per cent, equating to £111,655, can be made by buying a four bedroom detached house. A recently published independent study by the National Institute of Transport and Logistics found 157 trucks each day would be unable to use the tunnel - equating to 1.74 per cent - based on a study of all four gates at Dublin Port. The charges I shall have to pay to park weekly will equate to almost the equivalent of a year's subscriptions to be a choir member. Synonyms correspond, be equivalent, amount 1.2 Cause (two or more things) to be the same in quantity or value. 使（两个或两个以上事物）相等；使平衡 the level of prices will move to equate supply and demand 为了使供需平衡，物价水平将有所变动。 Example sentencesExamples The efficient amount of news coverage equates the value of the marginal story with the value of alternative uses of these resources. Equating supply and demand is a double-edged sword. Separately, the real risk-free rate is an equilibrium rate, equating the overall supply and demand for funds. The price level - in the longer run - equates the demand for money to the supply. ‘We are not looking here at a means of equating the rights of unmarried couples to married couples,’ said Mr Bridge. Synonyms equalize, balance, even off, even out, even up, level off, level up, square, tally, match Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘make equal, balance’): from Latin aequat- ‘made level or equal’, from the verb aequare, from aequus (see equal). Current senses date from the mid 19th century.
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