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equiparate

equiparate verb: to perform equiparation; to transfer attributes from one object or concept to another.

Verb

equiparate (third-person singular simple present equiparates, present participle equiparating, simple past and past participle equiparated)

  1. (historical) To perform equiparation; to transfer attributes from one object or concept to another.
  2. (rare) To compare.

Forms of equiparate

third-person singular presentequiparates
present participleequiparating
past participleequiparated
pastequiparated

Origin of equiparate

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin aequiparātus, past participle of aequiparō (“put on a level with, compare”), from aequus (“equal”) + parō (“place”).

Questions about equiparate

What does equiparate mean?
Equiparate means to perform equiparation; to transfer attributes from one object or concept to another.
What part of speech is equiparate?
Equiparate is a verb.
What is the past tense of equiparate?
The past tense of equiparate is equiparated.

Words near equiparate in the dictionary

  1. equipage
  2. equipaged
  3. equipages
  4. equipaging
  5. equiparable
  6. equiparate
  7. equiparated
  8. equiparates
  9. equiparating
  10. equiparation
  11. equiparations

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