"equated" is a correct and usable word in written English.
You can use it when you want to describe the action of comparing two ideas or concepts and determining their equivalence. Example sentence: After careful consideration, the researchers equated the two variables to measure the results.
Rather ingeniously he equated such demands with Labour's call for stimulus spending.
Nor could their hurt be equated with the kind of traumatic lengthy bullying suffered in harassment or discrimination cases.
Last year that equated to 33 deaths more than expected there, although it is not possible to say how many of these deaths could have been prevented.
The number of staff at Goldman has increased 6% year on year to 34,400, and the bank said the amount set aside for pay equated to 42% of revenues – the lowest percentage in the first quarter since the firm was floated in 1999.
Shorten said the government's decision to walk away from the Gonski review-inspired reforms after four years equated to billions of dollars for schools.
Thursday's record of 18 MPs ejected in 73 minutes equated to one MP every four minutes.
But despite the public bailout, London 2012 will not be leaving behind the type of public-spirited legacy equated with 1851 and 1951.
Whistl's original plans envisaged serving 42% of UK postal address, which, Greene grumbled, equated to only 8% of the land mass.
The protestant establishment equated baroque with Italy and therefore Rome, but Wren - immune to such prejudices - built the cathedral in the way he always intended.
Besides, samurai believe it is better to fight to a tragic and noble end than to surrender (which, in the corporate world, is equated with being acquired).There were signs of change in December when Panasonic agreed to buy a majority stake in Sanyo Electric for around $9 billion.
In these circumstances, monopolisation of power by the AKP has come to be seen as a risk, and political stability can no longer be equated with single-party government.
