Learn English – Single word to describe “make something worse”

Per the Cambridge Dictionary, to equate means:

to consider one thing to be the same as or equal to another thing.

while to equalize (UK: equalise):

to make things or people equal.

To correspond:

to be similar or the same in some way:

I would suggest utilise

I instinctively spell this ending in -ise, but utilize is the common spelling internationally. I found this useful entry which elaborates further;

Utilise or Utilize

For example, "He utilised his experience in order to solve the problem".

From Collins

to make practical or worthwhile use of