equate

== English == === Alternative forms === æquate (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English equaten, from Latin aequātus, perfect passive participle of aequō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ɪˈkweɪt/ Rhymes: -eɪt === Verb === equate (third-person singular simple present equates, present participle equating, simple past and past participle equated) (transitive) To consider equal or equivalent (to or with). Coordinate term: correspond (transitive, mathematics) To set as equal. ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “consider equal”): differentiate ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== equation ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== conflate === Noun === equate (plural equates) (programming) A statement in assembly language that defines a symbol having a particular value.