can equate

Frequency: 8.011.5 per million words

Expresses the possibility, ability, or permissibility of equating two things.

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Examples (10)

  • Money cannot be equated with happiness.
  • You cannot equate success solely with financial wealth.
  • We cannot equate knowledge with wisdom; they are two different things.
  • How can you equate a minor mistake with a deliberate act of sabotage?
  • A high score on a standardized test cannot always be equated with true understanding.
  • In this specific context, one can equate the increase in sales directly with the new marketing campaign.
  • For the purposes of this study, the two variables can be equated for initial analysis.
  • Popularity cannot simply be equated with quality, especially in art.
  • I don't think you can equate the experience of reading a book with watching its movie adaptation.
  • Is it fair to say we can equate freedom with the absence of rules?