equate vs homogenize

equate and homogenize both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
equate	No	No	Yes	No
homogenize	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, homogenize is a hyponym of equate; that is, homogenize is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than equate:

Other hyponyms of equate include homologise, homologize, homogenise, draw, tie.

equate (verb)	homogenize (verb)
make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching	become homogeneous or similar, as by mixing
consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous	cause to become equal or homogeneous as by mixing
be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics	break up the fat globules of