MEANING
Regard two things as equal or corresponding in a relevant respect.
Use it for
Words that belong together
- equate success with wealth
- equate two quantities
On the page
The argument wrongly equates popularity with reliability.
Nearby words
Word forms
- Base
- equate
- Past tense
- equated
- Past participle
- equated
- Present participle
- equating
Full tense & aspect guide
- Present
- equate
- Present continuous
- am/is/are equating
- Present perfect
- have/has equated
- Present perfect continuous
- have/has been equating
- Past
- equated
- Past continuous
- was/were equating
- Past perfect
- had equated
- Past perfect continuous
- had been equating
- Future
- will equate
- Future continuous
- will be equating
- Future perfect
- will have equated
- Future perfect continuous
- will have been equating
Choose the auxiliary that agrees with your subject. These are constructions of one word, not separate entries.
Usage notes
Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: equate; equates; equated; equated; equating Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, explanation, evaluation. Commonness: moderately common. Third-person singular: equates.
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