equate

 
Pronunciation: /ɪˈkweɪt/

verb

[with object] (often equate something to/with)
  • consider (one thing) to be the same as or equivalent to another: customers equate their name with quality
  • [no object] (equate to/with) (of one thing) be the same as or equivalent to (another): that sum equates to half a million pounds today
  • cause (two or more things) to be the same in quantity or value: the level of prices will move to equate supply and demand

Derivatives

equatable

adjective

Origin:

Middle English (in the sense 'make equal, balance'): from Latin aequat- 'made level or equal', from the verb aequare, from aequus (see equal). Current senses date from the mid 19th century