👉 The term "equates" in the context of linguistics refers to a situation where two or more words are said to be equivalent. This can occur when one word is used as an adjective to describe another, and both words refer to something that has similar qualities or characteristics. For example: 1. The cat sat on the mat. 2. The cat sat on the mat. In each of these sentences, "cat" is being used as an adjective to describe "the mat," which is
