Equate
Equate verb - To regard or represent as equal or comparable.
Usage example: a value system that equates money with success
Join
Join verb - To be adjacent to.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Then when he does join the team, it turns out skill at kicking a can ("You've got the long spin and the short spin") doesn't equate to skill at kicking a round ball.
Source: Accidental Athlete - It's especially "girly" on this show because there's a club consisting entirely of Alpha Bitch girls with this name (who seem to equate the name with popularity), and one episode was about the consequences when the Ashleys found out her real name and forced her to join their club.
Source: Tomboyish Name
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