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Grammar : Verb
Spell : ih-kweyt
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈkweɪt



Definition of equates

Origin :
  • early 15c., from Latin aequatus "level, levelled, even," past participle of aequare "make even or uniform, make equal," from aequus "level, even, equal" (see equal (adj.)). Earliest use in English was of astrological calculation, then "to make equal;" meaning "to regard as equal" is early 19c. Related: Equated; equating.
  • verb balance; think of together
Example sentences :
  • In the sentence immediately preceding that just quoted he equates the transcendental self with the notion of object in general.
  • Extract from : « A Commentary to Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason' » by Norman Kemp Smith

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