lik·en

(lī′kən)

tr.v. lik·ened, lik·en·ing, lik·ens

To see, mention, or show as similar; compare.

[Middle English liknen, from like, similar; see like².]

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likening - the act of comparing similarities

comparing, comparison - the act of examining resemblances; "they made a comparison of noise levels"; "the fractions selected for comparison must require pupils to consider both numerator and denominator"

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He therefore proceeded immediately to castigation: and not contented with that he acquainted Mr Allworthy, at their next meeting, with this monstrous crime, as it appeared to him: inveighing against Tom in the most bitter terms, and likening him to the buyers and sellers who were driven out of the temple.

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Magdalo hits back at Duterte for likening rebel soldiers to ISIS

Muslims must refrain from likening themselves to God as it degrades the latter, Perlis mufti Datuk Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin warned today, following a controversial remark by an MP in Parliament yesterday.

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