equate

equate is a 6-letter English word with 4 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 16 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. 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.
2. verb. 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"

   Synonyms: equal, equalise, equalize, match

3. verb. 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"

   Synonyms: compare, liken

4. verb. be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics

   Synonyms: correspond

Synonyms

equal, equalise, equalize, match, compare, liken, correspond

Common word forms

equated, equates, equating

Words from these letters

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