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equate 音标拼音: [ɪkw'et] vt. 使相等,视为平等
vi. 等同 使相等,视为平等等同 equate v 1: consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous; " We can compare the Han dynasty to the Romans"; " You cannot equate success in financial matters with greed" [ synonym: { compare}, { liken}, { equate}] 2: be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics [ synonym: { equate}, { correspond}] 3: make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching; " let' s equalize the duties among all employees in this office"; " The company matched the discount policy of its competitors" [ synonym: { equal}, { match}, { equalize}, { equalise}, { equate}] Equate \ E* quate"\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Equated}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Equating}.] [ L. aequatus, p. p. of aequare to make level or equal, fr. aequus level, equal. See { Equal}.] To make equal; to reduce to an average; to make such an allowance or correction in as will reduce to a common standard of comparison; to reduce to mean time or motion; as, to equate payments; to equate lines of railroad for grades or curves; equated distances. [ 1913 Webster] Palgrave gives both scrolle and scrowe and equates both to F[ rench] rolle. -- Skeat ( Etymol. Dict. ). [ 1913 Webster] { Equating for grades} ( Railroad Engin.), adding to the measured distance one mile for each twenty feet of ascent. { Equating for curves}, adding half a mile for each 360 degrees of curvature. [ 1913 Webster] 57 Moby Thesaurus words for " equate": accommodate, adjust, align, ally, apply, assimilate, associate, balance, bind, bracket, cancel, collimate, collineate, compare, compensate, connect, consider, coordinate, correlate, correspond, counterbalance, counterpoise, countervail, couple, draw a parallel, equalize, equidistance, even, even up, fit, follow, hold, identify, integrate, interrelate, level, liken, line up, link, match, paragon, parallel, parallelize, place parallel to, poise, proportion, realign, regard, relate, relativize, represent, similize, square, strike a balance, tie, treat, wed
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