equate

assimiler, mettre sur le même plan

Considérer deux choses comme identiques ou équivalentes.

En anglais simple : To think of two things as being the same or equal.

• You cannot equate money with happiness.
• She equated silence with agreement.
• Why do people equate a high price with good quality?

Comment l'utiliser : equate A with B (People often equate wealth with happiness.); equate A and B (It is misleading to equate price and quality.)

Synonymes : identify, liken

Contraires : differentiate, distinguish

Expressions courantes : equate with something, equate the two, equate money with success