equiparate

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verb

To perform equiparation; to transfer attributes from one object or concept to another.

OriginMedieval Latin aequiparātus →
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Meanings

verbequiparate (third-person singular simple present equiparates, present participle equiparating, simple past and past participle equiparated)

present singular third person equiparates · participle present equiparating · participle past equiparated · past equiparated

  1. historicalTo perform equiparation; to transfer attributes from one object or concept to another.
  2. rareTo compare.

Origin

  1. Medieval Latinaequiparātus
  2. Englishequiparate

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin aequiparātus, past participle of aequiparō (“put on a level with, compare”), from aequus (“equal”) + parō (“place”).

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APA

equiparate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/equiparate

MLA

“equiparate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/equiparate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “equiparate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/equiparate.

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