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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1531-1533
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Equat(e, p.p. and p.t. [ME. equat (1430), med. L. equatus, L. æquātus.] Levelled; made equal. — 1531 Bell. Boece II. 161.
He maid ane … aith, nevir to sever fra this town quhill the wallis thairof wer equate to the ground 1533 Id. Livy I. 69/22.
The Romanis kest down all the … housis of this ciete, and equate the wallis thareof to the ground 1533 Ib. 143/23.
All hie estatis sall be equate to the lawest
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