equate
/ɪˈkweɪt/verb
with obj.
1- consider (one thing) to be the same as or equivalent to another同等看待, 同样对待：
customers equate their name with quality.
顾客通常会把他们的品名视为质量。
1.1
- no obj.
equate to/with
(of one thing) be the same as or equivalent to (another)（一物）与（另一物）相等（或等同）： that sum equates to half a million pounds today.
那笔钱相当于今天的50万英镑。
1.2
- cause (two or more things) to be the same in quantity or value使（两个或两个以上事物）相等; 使平衡：
the level of prices will move to equate supply and demand.
为了使供需平衡, 物价水平将有所变动。
派生词
equatable
adjective词源
Middle English （in the sense 'make equal, balance'）： from Latin aequat- 'made level or equal', from the verb aequare, from aequus （see EQUAL）. Current sens-es date from the mid 19th cent.