equate
/ɪˈkweɪt/
equate verb: to consider equal or equivalent (to or with).
Verb
equate (third-person singular simple present equates, present participle equating, simple past and past participle equated)
- To consider equal or equivalent (to or with).
- Coordinate term: correspond
- To set as equal.
- 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...1960 February, “Talking of Trains”, in Trains Illustrated, page 67
Noun
equate (plural equates)
- A statement in assembly language that defines a symbol having a particular value.
- The first section of the program includes the system equates.2005, Arnold S. Berger, Hardware and Computer Organization, page 220
- The following equates define the stats byte […]2009, Saifullah Khalid, Neetu Agrawal, Microprocessor System, page 256
equate meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Malayalam and Kannada
equate in Tamil
- ஒன்றுபடுத்து, சமப்படுத்து, சரிநிகராகக் கொள், சமன்படுத்து, சமன்படுத்துதல், இருகூறாக்கு
equate in Urdu
- برابر کرنا, مساوی کرنا
equate in Malayalam
- സമമാക്കുക, സമീകരിക്കുക, തുല്യമാക്കുക
equate in Kannada
- ಸಮಾನಮಾಡು, ಸಮಾನವೆಂದು ಗಣಿಸು, ಸಮೀಕರಿಸು, ಸಮವೆಂದು ಪರಿಗಣಿಸು, ಸರಿಗಟ್ಟು
Examples of equate in a sentence
- Horseshoe theory is something liberals came up with to demonize communism and equate it with fascism.
- Sentimental doesn't equate to boring, and this fun cryptex puzzle with hidden compartments is proof of that.
- Musical.ly allows fans to send gifts to their favorite livestreaming musers which equate to actual cash.
Antonyms of equate
Forms of equate
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | equates |
| present participle | equating |
| past participle | equated |
| past | equated |
| alternative form | æquate |
| Noun | |
| plural | equates |
Origin of equate
From Middle English equaten, from Latin aequātus, perfect passive participle of aequō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Words formed from equate
Words that rhyme with equate
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- mate
- late
- bate
- create
- date
- relate
- vibrate
- wait
- deflate
- fate
- migrate
- rebate
- rotate
- strait
- supererogate
- translocate
- await
- eight
- freight
- skate
- alternate
- collate
- debate
- inflate
- sedate
- update
- compensate
- delate
- dilate
- fixate
- grate
- Haight
- hate
- implicate
- innate
- intercalate
- locate
- mandate
- negate
- overweight
- pinnate
- quadrate
- tate
- vacate
- aerate
- calibrate
- castrate
- conflate
Questions about equate
- What does equate mean?
- Equate means to consider equal or equivalent (to or with).
- What is equate in Tamil?
- Equate in Tamil is ஒன்றுபடுத்து, சமப்படுத்து, சரிநிகராகக் கொள். See Equate meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is equate?
- Equate can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce equate?
- Equate is pronounced /ɪˈkweɪt/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of equate?
- The past tense of equate is equated.
Words near equate in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: equate (page history and authors); equate (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); equate (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); equate (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); equate (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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