equate

动词 equate:

1. consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous
   同义词：compare, liken
2. be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics
   同义词：correspond
3. make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching
   同义词：equal, match, equalize, equalise

1. "Nowadays, many people equate passing examinations with being educated."
   当今很多人把考试及格与受过教育等同起来。
2. You can't equate the education system of Britain to that of Germany.
   不能把英国教育制度与德国教育制度等同起来。
3. He equates poverty with misery.
   他认为贫穷就是不幸。

e.quate

v.（动词）
e.quat.ed,e.quat.ing,e.quates
v.tr.（及物动词）
To make equal or equivalent.
使相等或均衡
To reduce to a standard or an average; equalize.
使平衡：使削减到一个标准或平均值；使平衡
To consider, treat, or depict as equal or equivalent:
等同：把…看作、认为或描绘成相同或相等的：
例句：
equates inexperience with youth.
把年轻和缺乏经验相等同起来

v.intr.（不及物动词）
To be or seem to be equal; correspond.
相等或似乎相等；相同

来源：
Middle English equaten
中古英语 equaten
from Latin aequ3re aequ3t- [to make equal]
源自 拉丁语 aequ3re aequ3t- [使…相等]
from aequus [even]
源自 aequus [相同的，相等的]