Emily Dickinson Lexicon

E'QUAL, v.t.

1. To make equal; to make one thing of the same quantity, dimensions or quality as another.
2. To rise to the same state, rank or estimation with another: to become equal to. Few officers can expect to equal Washington in fame.
3. To be equal to. One whose all not equals Edward's moiety. Shak.
4. To make equivalent to; to recompense fully; to answer, in full proportion. He answer'd all her cares, and equal'd all her love. Dryden.
5. To be of like excellence or beauty. The gold and the crystal can not equal it. Job xxviii.