| 单词 | equate |
| 释义 | equate (once / 501 pages) v When you equate one thing with another, you say that they are both the same. You might equate indulging in a hot fudge sundae with giving up on your body entirely, but I would disagree. To equate means to make things equal, and it’s a useful word because this is something people do all the time. They equate strong political views with fascism, they equate having lots of money with good taste, and they equate popularity with goodness. Remember, though, that just because you equate one thing with another does not mean that they really are the same! As you have no doubt noticed, equate has the Latin root equ that means "equal, level," so look there if you need a reminder as to its meaning. WORD FAMILYequate: equable, equatability, equated, equates, equating, equation, equator+/coequal: coequally/equable: equablest, equably/equal: coequal, equaled, equaling, equalise, equality, equalize, equalled, equalling, equally, equals, equate, unequal/equaled: unequaled/equalisation: equalisations/equalise: equalisation, equalised, equaliser, equalises, equalising/equalised: unequalised/equalitarian: equalitarianism/equality: equalitarian, equalities, inequality/equalization: equalizations/equalize: equalization, equalized, equalizer, equalizes, equalizing/equalized: unequalized/equalizer: equalizers/equalled: unequalled/equation: equations/equator: equatorial, equators/equatorial: equatorially, equatorials/inequality: inequalities/unequal: unequally USAGE EXAMPLES“I always think it’s odd if anybody equates the depiction of a city via an artistic lens with the actual city,” Brownstein said. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) HUD and other agencies equated racial disparities in loan approvals with racial discrimination, even if there were no actual complaints of racism from would-be borrowers. Wall Street Journal(Dec 20, 2016) That reality is discouraging for Ashton Applewhite, an anti-ageism activist who equates plastic surgery with “a prejudice against your own future self.” Washington Post(Nov 01, 2016) 1v consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous You cannot equate success in financial matters with greed Syn|Hyper compare, liken consider, study give careful consideration to 2v be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics Syn|Hyper correspond be, equal be identical or equivalent to 3v make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching Syn|Hypo|Hyper equal, equalise, equalize, match equal, match, rival, touch be equal to in quality or ability homologise, homologize make homologous homogenise, homogenizecause to become equal or homogeneous as by mixing draw, tiefinish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc. alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation |
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