Ad"e*quate (#), a. [L. adaequatus, p. p. of adaequare to make equal to; ad + aequare to make equal, aequus equal. See Equal.] Equal to some requirement; proportionate, or correspondent; fully sufficient; as, powers adequate to a great work; an adequate definition.
Ireland had no adequate champion.
De Quincey.
Syn. -- Proportionate; commensurate; sufficient; suitable; competent; capable.
© Webster 1913.
Ad"e*quate (#), v. t. [See Adequate, a.] 1. To equalize; to make adequate. [R.]
Fotherby.
2. To equal. [Obs.]
It [is] an impossibility for any creature to adequate God in his eternity.
Shelford.
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