"equate" meaning in All languages combined

See equate on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ɪˈkweɪt/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-equate.wav [Southern-England] Forms: equates [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪt Etymology: From Middle English equaten, from Latin aequātus, past participle of aequō. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|equaten}} Middle English equaten, {{der|en|la|aequātus}} Latin aequātus, {{m|la|aequō}} aequō Head templates: {{en-noun}} equate (plural equates)
  1. (programming) A statement in assembly language that defines a symbol having a particular value. Categories (topical): Programming
    Sense id: en-equate-en-noun-HV0JL0TX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 4 6 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: æquate [obsolete]

Verb [English]

IPA: /ɪˈkweɪt/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-equate.wav [Southern-England] Forms: equates [present, singular, third-person], equating [participle, present], equated [participle, past], equated [past]
Rhymes: -eɪt Etymology: From Middle English equaten, from Latin aequātus, past participle of aequō. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|equaten}} Middle English equaten, {{der|en|la|aequātus}} Latin aequātus, {{m|la|aequō}} aequō Head templates: {{en-verb}} equate (third-person singular simple present equates, present participle equating, simple past and past participle equated)
  1. (transitive) To consider equal or equivalent (to or with). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-equate-en-verb-CN3f7ahI
  2. (transitive, mathematics) To set as equal. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Mathematics Translations (Translations): ztotožňovat [imperfective] (Czech), stavět na roveň [imperfective] (Czech), equiparar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-equate-en-verb-QTd1LFmq Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'Translations': 28 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: æquate [obsolete] Related terms: equation, conflate

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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