Equate
noun, verb
noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A statement in assembly language that defines a symbol having a particular value.
"The first section of the program includes the system equates."
Verb
- 1 To consider equal or equivalent (to or with). transitive
- 2 make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching wordnet
- 3 To set as equal. transitive
"Mr. Hoyle, who does not believe many multiple-unit diesel services on secondary routes will resist for ever the road transport challenge, would forgo passenger traffic altogether on a little-used route in order to improve the quality of the freight working and reduce its costs by equating the average speed of all trains on the line concerned."
- 4 consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous wordnet
- 5 be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics wordnet
Example
More examples"It is foolish to equate money with happiness."
Etymology
From Middle English equaten, from Latin aequātus, perfect passive participle of aequō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).