vt.使相等,相当于,等同
Some parents equate education with exam success.
有些父母认为教育就是考试成绩优秀。
The principle of hierarchy does not equate to totalitarian terror.
等级制度在原则上并不等同于极权主义恐怖。
The author doesn't equate liberalism and conservatism.
该作者没有将自由主义和保守主义相提并论。