equate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous
    liken; compare.
    • We can compare the Han dynasty to the Romans
    • You cannot equate success in financial matters with greed
  2. verb be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics
    correspond.
  3. verb make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching
    equalize; equal; match; equalise.
    • let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office
    • The company matched the discount policy of its competitors

WordNet

E*quate" transitive verb
Etymology
L. aequatus, p. p. of aequare to make level or equal, fr. aequus level, equal. See Equal.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Equated; present participle & verbal noun Equating
Definitions
  1. 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. ).

Webster 1913