equal (v.) Copy link Outline 1. aequo, 1 (with acc.)2. ădaequo, 1 (with acc.; less freq. dat.)3. aequĭpăro, 1 (with acc.; less freq. dat.)4. exaequo, 1 (= preced.5. assĕquor, sĕcūtus, 3 (to come up to, overtake • equal (v.): i. e. to be equal to, come up to: 1. aequo, 1 (with acc.): (these books) have now pretty nearly e.'d the others in bulk, jam illos fere aequarunt (al. illis se fere aeq.) Cic. Off. 1, 1, 3: an arrow e.ing the winds (in speed), sagitta aequans ventos, Virg.: Liv. (In Cic. Brut. 36, 138, the pass. reflect. is used in similar sense, "cum Graecorum gloria Latine dicendi copiam aequatam.") 2. ădaequo, 1 (with acc.; less freq. dat.): they e.'d the speed of ships of war, longarum navium cursum adaequarunt, Caes. B. G. 5, 8: Cic. (who also uses acc.): that (the tower) might e. the height of the walls, quae moenibus adaequaret, Hirt. B. G. 8, 41. 3. aequĭpăro, 1 (with acc.; less freq. dat.): to e. the city itself in importance (of the Piraeus), urbem dignitate aeq., Nep. Them. 6: Liv.: Cic. poet. 4. exaequo, 1 (= preced.: rare): Auct. Her. (v. inf. 5): Ov. 5. assĕquor, sĕcūtus, 3 (to come up to, overtake: with acc.): I will imitate your kindness towards me, (though) I shall not e. your deserts, benevolentiam tuam erga me imitabor, merita non assequar, Cic. Join: assequi et exaequare, Auct. Her. 4, 20, 28.