equate
/ɪˈkweɪt; ɪ`kwet/ v[Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (to/with sth) consider sth as equal or equivalent (to sth else) 认为某事物（与另一事物）相等或相仿
You can't equate the education system of Britain to that of Germany. 不能把英国教育制度与德国教育制度等同起来.
He equates poverty with misery. 他认为贫穷就是不幸.