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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From aequus (level, equal) +‎ .

Verb

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aequō (present infinitive aequāre, perfect active aequāvī, supine aequātum); first conjugation

  1. to equalize, make equal to something else, equate
  2. to compare; to place on equal footing with
    Synonyms: comparō, contendō, cōnferō
  3. to make level or smooth
    Synonyms: adaequō, sternō, pariō
  4. to make fair or right; divide equally, apportion fairly or reasonably
    • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 1.507–508:
      Iūra dabat lēgēsque virīs, operumque labōrem
      partibus aequābat iūstīs, aut sorte trahēbat.
      [Dido] was giving justice and laws to the men, and the labor of the projects she was dividing equally into suitable portions, or was assigning it by lot.
  5. to become equal with
Conjugation
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1At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Asturian: iguar
  • Old Francoprovencal: eguar, eiguar
  • Old French: ever
  • Old Galician-Portuguese: iguar
  • Spanish: eguar, iguar
  • Proto-West Germanic: *īkwōn (see there for further descendants)

Etymology 2

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Adjective

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aequō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of aequus

Etymology 3

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Noun

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aequō

  1. dative/ablative singular of aequum

References

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  • aequo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • aequo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • aequo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • the water is up to, is above, the chest: aqua pectus aequat, superat
    • to raze a town to the ground: oppidum solo aequare
    • (ambiguous) to endure a thing with (the greatest) sang-froid: aequo (aequissimo) animo ferre aliquid
    • (ambiguous) justly and equitably: ex aequo et bono (Caecin. 23. 65)
    • (ambiguous) a sound judicial system: aequa iuris descriptio (Off. 2. 4. 15)
    • (ambiguous) to live with some one on an equal footing: aequo iure vivere cum aliquo
    • (ambiguous) in a favourable position: idoneo, aequo, suo (opp. iniquo) loco
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