Equate
verb
To say that two things are the same or equal.
You can't equate wealth with happiness.
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- equate to
- equate with
verb
To make one thing equivalent to another.
In the equation, x is equated with y.
Often appears as...
- equate one thing with another
- equate to
verb
To regard, treat, or represent as equivalent.
They equate the two issues as if they are the same.
Often appears as...
- equate something with something
- equate to something
Usage tips
Academic
verb
To say that two things are the same or equal.
You can't equate wealth with happiness.
Often appears as...
- equate to
- equate with
verb
To make one thing equivalent to another.
In the equation, x is equated with y.
Often appears as...
- equate one thing with another
- equate to
verb
To regard, treat, or represent as equivalent.
They equate the two issues as if they are the same.
Often appears as...
- equate something with something
- equate to something
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/2Not Always Literal
Equate doesn't mean things are identical but highlights similarities or a metaphorical connection.
People often equate dark clouds with gloomy moods, but that's not always true.
Pro Tip 2/2Common Collocations
Learn common phrases like 'equate to' and 'equate with' to use the word in suitable contexts.
Success in life shouldn't just be equated with financial achievements.
Pro Tip 1/2Not Always Literal
Equate doesn't mean things are identical but highlights similarities or a metaphorical connection.
People often equate dark clouds with gloomy moods, but that's not always true.
Pro Tip 2/2Common Collocations
Learn common phrases like 'equate to' and 'equate with' to use the word in suitable contexts.
Success in life shouldn't just be equated with financial achievements.
Pro Tip 1/2Not Always Literal
Equate doesn't mean things are identical but highlights similarities or a metaphorical connection.
People often equate dark clouds with gloomy moods, but that's not always true.
Pro Tip 2/2Common Collocations
Learn common phrases like 'equate to' and 'equate with' to use the word in suitable contexts.
Success in life shouldn't just be equated with financial achievements.
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Making white people...
enrichment now this last example is not edible if you're from a country where the stereotype is not edible you need to change the stereotype okay I wrote a show called bootleg Islam and in this show I tried to equate Iran with eggplants because Iran ian's don't give
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What a planet needs to...
this is the first time in the history of our community that the solar wind has been equated with mucus. OK, so the effect, then, is that Earth may have been protected for billions of years, because we've had a magnetic field. Atmosphere hasn't been able to escape.
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The birth of virtual...
Except, I'm not. Adding moving pictures over the music added narrative dimension, yes, but never quite equated the power that just raw music had for me on its own. This is not a great thing to realize when you've devoted your life
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Filming Birds of...
next minute where's she gone but what does he have to do to really impress her i think anyone can equate to that sort of task be it dating courtship or just general life than anything when you try very hard and
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The mysterious microbes...
every single time. So this is evidence there's actually an evolutionary payoff to being extraordinarily slow. So it's possible that maybe we should not equate being slow with being unimportant.
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The keys to a great...
Talk should not be cheap. Number Don't equate your experience with theirs. It's not the same. It is never the same. All experiences are individual. And, more importantly, it is not about you.
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3 ways to build a happy...
Now, some say number seven has been counted twice. I don't believe that. When the life stress inventory was built, back then, a long-term relationship pretty much equated to a marriage.
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A better way to talk...
We swoon. We burn with passion. Love makes us crazy, and it makes us sick. Our hearts ache, and then they break. So our metaphors equate the experience of loving someone
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This Clown Philosopher...
become the heart the Red Nosed originally was equated with a drunk over the generations of clowns and clowning the Red Nosed has become a symbol of of humanity it has
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Why do animals have such...
For the microscopic lab worm, C. elegans life equates to just a few short weeks on Earth.
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Making white people...
enrichment now this last example is not edible if you're from a country where the stereotype is not edible you need to change the stereotype okay I wrote a show called bootleg Islam and in this show I tried to equate Iran with eggplants because Iran ian's don't give
Video examples
What a planet needs to...
this is the first time in the history of our community that the solar wind has been equated with mucus. OK, so the effect, then, is that Earth may have been protected for billions of years, because we've had a magnetic field. Atmosphere hasn't been able to escape.
Video examples
The birth of virtual...
Except, I'm not. Adding moving pictures over the music added narrative dimension, yes, but never quite equated the power that just raw music had for me on its own. This is not a great thing to realize when you've devoted your life
Video examples
Filming Birds of...
next minute where's she gone but what does he have to do to really impress her i think anyone can equate to that sort of task be it dating courtship or just general life than anything when you try very hard and
Video examples
The mysterious microbes...
every single time. So this is evidence there's actually an evolutionary payoff to being extraordinarily slow. So it's possible that maybe we should not equate being slow with being unimportant.
Video examples
The keys to a great...
Talk should not be cheap. Number Don't equate your experience with theirs. It's not the same. It is never the same. All experiences are individual. And, more importantly, it is not about you.
Video examples
3 ways to build a happy...
Now, some say number seven has been counted twice. I don't believe that. When the life stress inventory was built, back then, a long-term relationship pretty much equated to a marriage.
Video examples
A better way to talk...
We swoon. We burn with passion. Love makes us crazy, and it makes us sick. Our hearts ache, and then they break. So our metaphors equate the experience of loving someone
Video examples
This Clown Philosopher...
become the heart the Red Nosed originally was equated with a drunk over the generations of clowns and clowning the Red Nosed has become a symbol of of humanity it has
Video examples
Why do animals have such...
For the microscopic lab worm, C. elegans life equates to just a few short weeks on Earth.
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I don't believe the fertilised egg can be equated with the sort of human life that you and I represent, or our children represent.
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I've learned that friendship does not equate business, business does not equate friendship.
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Jamie Dornan
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Mass appreciation doesn't always equate to something good.
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Eric Dane
American Actor
Some of the greatest actors on the planet are the most insecure people. Now I don't know if that insecurity necessarily equates to a lack of confidence. Some people are just very shy individuals. You give them a character to play and a script, and you put them in front of a camera or on a stage, and they just go.
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Jennifer Jason Leigh
American Actress
People equate success with youth. And if you haven't had a certain amount of success by a certain time in your life, it's never going to happen. There's a fear about that. So people start lying about their age really young. I've never done that because I think it's so insignificant.
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Jacqueline Novogratz
American Businesswoman
I think we so often equate leadership with being experts - the leader is supposed to come in and fix things. But in this interconnected world we live in now, it's almost impossible for just one person to do that.
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Tim Ferriss
American Author
I do not equate productivity to happiness. For most people, happiness in life is a massive amount of achievement plus a massive amount of appreciation. And you need both of those things.
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Gary Bauer
American Public Servant
Independence doesn't - doesn't equate to moderates. Millions of independents are pro-life. Millions of independents believe marriage is between a man and a woman.
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Alex Ferguson
Scottish Coach
I feel sympathy for the working class lad. I've always championed about ticket prices and try to equate that to people's salaries.
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Robert Winston
British Scientist
I don't believe the fertilised egg can be equated with the sort of human life that you and I represent, or our children represent.
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Jill Scott
American Musician
I've learned that friendship does not equate business, business does not equate friendship.
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Jennifer Saunders
British Comedian
I think people imagine that your fame somehow sort of equates with how much you get paid.
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Jamie Dornan
Irish Actor
Mass appreciation doesn't always equate to something good.
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