equated; equating
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: to treat, represent, or regard as equal, equivalent, or comparable
equates disagreement with disloyalty
: to correspond as equal
Examples of equate in a Sentence
You shouldn't equate those two things.
a value system that equates money with success
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 10 July 2025
His ostentatious well-being is scorned by Walker, who equates equilibrium with compromise.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
In an interview with The Hill, El-Sayed equated the issue of foreign intervention to affordability.
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Messaging that equates thinness with beauty is reinforced throughout society, Raffoul says.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 10 July 2025
His ostentatious well-being is scorned by Walker, who equates equilibrium with compromise.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
In an interview with The Hill, El-Sayed equated the issue of foreign intervention to affordability.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 29 June 2025
Messaging that equates thinness with beauty is reinforced throughout society, Raffoul says.
—Katia Riddle, NPR, 24 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for equate
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“Equate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/equate. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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