EQUATE

equal, match, equalize, equalise, equate

(verb) make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching; “let’s equalize the duties among all employees in this office”; “The company matched the discount policy of its competitors”

compare, liken, equate

(verb) consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous; “We can compare the Han dynasty to the Romans”; “You cannot equate success in financial matters with greed”

equate, correspond

(verb) be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

equate (third-person singular simple present equates, present participle equating, simple past and past participle equated)

(transitive) To consider equal or equivalent.

(transitive, mathematics) To set as equal.

Antonyms

• (consider equal): differentiate

Noun

equate (plural equates)

(programming) A statement in assembly language that defines a symbol having a particular value.

Source: Wiktionary

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E*quate", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Equated; p. pr. & vb. n. Equating.] Etym: [L. aequatus, p. p. of aequare to make level or equal, fr. aequus level, equal. See Equal.]

Definition: To make equal; to reduce to an average; to make such an allowance or correction in as will reduce to a common standard of comparison; to reduce to mean time or motion; as, to equate payments; to equate lines of railroad for grades or curves; equated distances. Palgrave gives both scrolle and scrowe and equates both to F[rench] rolle. Skeat (Etymol. Dict. ). Equating for grades (Railroad Engin.), adding to the measured distance one mile for each twenty feet of ascent.

– Equating for curves, adding half a mile for each 360 degrees of curvature.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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