equate
UK/i'kweit/US
TOEFLGREC2
Definitions
v.
To consider, treat, or represent two things as equal or equivalent
把…等同；将…相提并论；使相等
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedequ (equal) + -ate (to make) = 'to make equal.' In modern use it usually means to *treat* two things as the same in your mind — often wrongly: don't equate wealth with happiness.
Root equ still carries 20 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.equate X with Y把 X 等同于 Y
- 2.wrongly equate错误地等同
- 3.tend to equate倾向于等同
Example Sentences
- 1.
Don't equate being busy with being productive.
- 2.
Many people equate success with money.
- 3.
The two approaches cannot simply be equated.