"equate" meaning in English

See equate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɪˈkweɪt/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-equate.wav Forms: equates [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪt Etymology: From Middle English equaten, from Latin aequātus, perfect passive participle of aequō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|equaten}} Middle English equaten, {{der|en|la|aequātus}} Latin aequātus 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, English terms suffixed with -ate (verb), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 9 13 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate (verb): 67 14 19 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 73 13 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 67 12 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 7 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 66 13 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 83 8 9 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: æquate [obsolete]

Verb

IPA: /ɪˈkweɪt/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-equate.wav Forms: equates [present, singular, third-person], equating [participle, present], equated [participle, past], equated [past]
Rhymes: -eɪt Etymology: From Middle English equaten, from Latin aequātus, perfect passive participle of aequō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|equaten}} Middle English equaten, {{der|en|la|aequātus}} Latin aequātus 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

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “consider equal”",
      "word": "differentiate"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "equaten"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English equaten",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "aequātus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin aequātus",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English equaten, from Latin aequātus, perfect passive participle of aequō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "equates",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "equating",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "equated",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "equated",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "equate (third-person singular simple present equates, present participle equating, simple past and past participle equated)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "equation"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "conflate"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "To consider equal or equivalent (to or with)."
      ],
      "id": "en-equate-en-verb-CN3f7ahI",
      "links": [
        [
          "equal",
          "equal"
        ],
        [
          "equivalent",
          "equivalent"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To consider equal or equivalent (to or with)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Mathematics",
          "orig": "en:Mathematics",
          "parents": [
            "Formal sciences",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1960 February, “Talking of Trains”, in Trains Illustrated, page 67:",
          "text": "Mr. Hoyle, who does not believe many multiple-unit diesel services on secondary routes will resist for ever the road transport challenge, would forgo passenger traffic altogether on a little-used route in order to improve the quality of the freight working and reduce its costs by equating the average speed of all trains on the line concerned.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To set as equal."
      ],
      "id": "en-equate-en-verb-QTd1LFmq",
      "links": [
        [
          "mathematics",
          "mathematics"
        ],
        [
          "equal",
          "equal"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, mathematics) To set as equal."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "mathematics",
        "sciences"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "28 72",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "ztotožňovat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "28 72",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "stavět na roveň"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "28 72",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "equiparar"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪˈkweɪt/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-equate.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/fb/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-equate.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-equate.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/fb/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-equate.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-equate.wav.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪt"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "æquate"
    }
  ],
  "word": "equate"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "equaten"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English equaten",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "aequātus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin aequātus",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English equaten, from Latin aequātus, perfect passive participle of aequō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "equates",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "equate (plural equates)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Programming",
          "orig": "en:Programming",
          "parents": [
            "Computing",
            "Software engineering",
            "Technology",
            "Computer science",
            "Engineering",
            "Software",
            "All topics",
            "Sciences",
            "Applied sciences",
            "Media",
            "Fundamental",
            "Communication"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "78 9 13",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "67 14 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms suffixed with -ate (verb)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "73 13 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Entries with translation boxes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "67 12 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "85 7 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "66 13 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Czech translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "83 8 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Spanish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2005, Arnold S. Berger, Hardware and Computer Organization, page 220:",
          "text": "The first section of the program includes the system equates.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2009, Saifullah Khalid, Neetu Agrawal, Microprocessor System, page 256:",
          "text": "The following equates define the stats byte […]",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2012, J. S. Anderson, Microprocessor Technology, page 221:",
          "text": "You can learn much about user routines, labels, displacements, equates (EQU) and so on, by modifying this program and observing the results on the screen.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A statement in assembly language that defines a symbol having a particular value."
      ],
      "id": "en-equate-en-noun-HV0JL0TX",
      "links": [
        [
          "programming",
          "programming#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "statement",
          "statement"
        ],
        [
          "assembly language",
          "assembly language"
        ],
        [
          "symbol",
          "symbol"
        ],
        [
          "value",
          "value"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(programming) A statement in assembly language that defines a symbol having a particular value."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "computing",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "programming",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪˈkweɪt/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-equate.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/fb/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-equate.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-equate.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/fb/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-equate.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-equate.wav.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪt"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "æquate"
    }
  ],
  "word": "equate"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “consider equal”",
      "word": "differentiate"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms suffixed with -ate (verb)",
    "English verbs",
    "Entries with translation boxes",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:English/eɪt",
    "Rhymes:English/eɪt/2 syllables",
    "Terms with Czech translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Translation table header lacks gloss"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "equaten"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English equaten",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "aequātus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin aequātus",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English equaten, from Latin aequātus, perfect passive participle of aequō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "equates",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "equating",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "equated",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "equated",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "equate (third-person singular simple present equates, present participle equating, simple past and past participle equated)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "equation"
    },
    {
      "word": "conflate"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To consider equal or equivalent (to or with)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "equal",
          "equal"
        ],
        [
          "equivalent",
          "equivalent"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To consider equal or equivalent (to or with)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English transitive verbs",
        "en:Mathematics"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1960 February, “Talking of Trains”, in Trains Illustrated, page 67:",
          "text": "Mr. Hoyle, who does not believe many multiple-unit diesel services on secondary routes will resist for ever the road transport challenge, would forgo passenger traffic altogether on a little-used route in order to improve the quality of the freight working and reduce its costs by equating the average speed of all trains on the line concerned.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To set as equal."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mathematics",
          "mathematics"
        ],
        [
          "equal",
          "equal"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, mathematics) To set as equal."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "mathematics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪˈkweɪt/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-equate.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/fb/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-equate.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-equate.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/fb/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-equate.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-equate.wav.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪt"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "æquate"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "ztotožňovat"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "stavět na roveň"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "equiparar"
    }
  ],
  "word": "equate"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms suffixed with -ate (verb)",
    "English verbs",
    "Entries with translation boxes",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:English/eɪt",
    "Rhymes:English/eɪt/2 syllables",
    "Terms with Czech translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Translation table header lacks gloss"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "equaten"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English equaten",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "aequātus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin aequātus",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English equaten, from Latin aequātus, perfect passive participle of aequō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "equates",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "equate (plural equates)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned",
        "en:Programming"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2005, Arnold S. Berger, Hardware and Computer Organization, page 220:",
          "text": "The first section of the program includes the system equates.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2009, Saifullah Khalid, Neetu Agrawal, Microprocessor System, page 256:",
          "text": "The following equates define the stats byte […]",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2012, J. S. Anderson, Microprocessor Technology, page 221:",
          "text": "You can learn much about user routines, labels, displacements, equates (EQU) and so on, by modifying this program and observing the results on the screen.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A statement in assembly language that defines a symbol having a particular value."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "programming",
          "programming#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "statement",
          "statement"
        ],
        [
          "assembly language",
          "assembly language"
        ],
        [
          "symbol",
          "symbol"
        ],
        [
          "value",
          "value"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(programming) A statement in assembly language that defines a symbol having a particular value."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "computing",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "programming",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪˈkweɪt/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-equate.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/fb/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-equate.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-equate.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/fb/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-equate.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-equate.wav.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪt"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "æquate"
    }
  ],
  "word": "equate"
}

Download raw JSONL data for equate meaning in English (6.2kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-11-28 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-11-21 using wiktextract (65a6e81 and 0dbea76). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.