equate
verb [ T ] uk/ɪˈkweɪt/ us/ɪˈkweɪt/
C2 同等看待；使等同；使相等
to consider one thing to be the same as or equal to another thing
He complained that there was a tendency to equate right-wing politics with self-interest. 他抱怨说，人们往往会把右翼政见和自私自利混为一谈。
Phrasal verb
equate to something 相当于;等于
to be the same in amount, number, or size
The price of such goods in those days equates to about $50 at current prices. 那个时候这类商品的价格大概相当于现价50美元。