v.
Pronunciation: i- ' kw ā t, ' ē - ˌ
Function: verb
Inflected Form: equat · ed ; equat · ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin aequatus, past participle of aequare
Date: 15th century
transitive verb
1 a : to make equal : EQUALIZE b : to make such an allowance or correction in as will reduce to a common standard or obtain a correct result
2 : to treat, represent, or regard as equal, equivalent, or comparable < equate s disagreement with disloyalty>
intransitive verb : to correspond as equal