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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Equal \E"qual\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Equaled}or {Equalled}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Equaling} or {Equalling}.]
1. To be or become equal to; to have the same quantity, the
same value, the same degree or rank, or the like, with; to
be commen?urate with.
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On me whose all not equals Edward's moiety. --Shak.
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2. To make equal return to; to recompense fully.
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Who answered all her cares, and equaled all her
love. --Dryden.
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3. To make equal or equal to; to equalize; hence, to compare
or regard as equals; to put on equality.
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He would not equal the mind that he found in himself
to the infinite and incomprehensible. --Berkeley.
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