equate

verb

i-ˈkwāt

ˈē-ˌkwāt

equated; equating

Synonyms of equate next

transitive verb

: to make equal : equalize

: to make such an allowance or correction in as will reduce to a common standard or obtain a correct result

: to treat, represent, or regard as equal, equivalent, or comparable

equates disagreement with disloyalty

intransitive verb

: to correspond as equal

Examples of equate in a Sentence

You shouldn't equate those two things. a value system that equates money with success

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The essential modern text is Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the 2010 Supreme Court decision that equates money with speech, resulting in an ever more corrupt system of campaign finance. —

David Remnick, The New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2025 Proponents of the bill have argued that the sanctions are a necessary rebuke of the court’s move to equate Israel’s leaders with the top brass of a terrorist group like Hamas. —

Karoun Demirjian, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025 Anti-natalists, however, refuse to equate children with a stake in the future. —

Jack Jiang, The Conversation, 8 Jan. 2025 But Mittal's department was handed a lifeline two years ago, when an Indian court downgraded protections for urban monkeys, effectively equating their status to stray animals like dogs and cats. —

Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 5 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for equate