ad-, equate, adequate

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e·quate (ĭ-kwāt')
Line breaks: equate

Pronunciation: /ɪˈkweɪt/

Definition of equate in English:

VERB

[WITH OBJECT] (often equate something to/with)

1Consider (one thing) to be the same as or equivalent to another:customers equate their name with quality

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1.1[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

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1.2Cause (two or more things) to be the same in quantity or value:the level of prices will move to equate supply and demand

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Origin

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

equate
v., e·quat·ed, e·quat·ing, e·quates. v.tr.

1. To make equal or equivalent.
2. To reduce to a standard or an average; equalize.
3. To consider, treat, or depict as equal or equivalent: equates inexperience with youth.

v.intr.
To be or seem to be equal; correspond.

[Middle English equaten, from Latin aequāre, aequāt-, from aequus, even, equal.]

ad·e·quate (ăd'ĭ-kwĭt) adj.

1. Sufficient to satisfy a requirement or meet a need. See synonyms at sufficient.
2. Barely satisfactory or sufficient: The skater's technique was only adequate.

[Latin adaequātus, past participle of adaequāre, to equalize : ad-, ad- + aequāre, to make equal, from aequus, equal.]

adequacy ad'e·qua·cy (-kwə-sē) or ad'e·quate·ness n.
adequately ad'e·quate·ly adv.

ad-

Pronunciation: /ad, əd/

Definition of ad- in English:

PREFIX

1Denoting motion or direction to:advanceadduce

1.1Denoting reduction or change into:adaptadulterate

1.2Denoting addition, increase, or intensification:adjunct

Origin

from Latin ad 'to'; in the 16th century the use of ad- and its variants was extended to replace a- from a different origin such as Latin ab- (e.g. advance, from Frenchavancer based on late Latin abante 'in front').

Usage

Ad- is also found assimilated in the following forms: a-before sc, sp, st; ac- before c, k, q; af- before f; ag-before g; al- before l; an- before n; ap- before p; ar-before r; as- before s; at- before t.