Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,760,157,191 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

analogize
(redirected from analogizes)

    Also found in: Legal 0.02 sec.
a·nal·o·gize  (-nl-jz)
v. a·nal·o·gized, a·nal·o·giz·ing, a·nal·o·giz·es
v.tr.
To make an analogy of or concerning: analogize the human brain to a computer.
v.intr.
To reason by or use analogy.
analogize, analogise [əˈnæləˌdʒaɪz]
vb
1. (intr) to make use of analogy, as in argument; draw comparisons
2. (tr) to make analogous or reveal analogy in
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.analogize - make an analogy
analogise
compare - examine and note the similarities or differences of; "John compared his haircut to his friend's"; "We compared notes after we had both seen the movie"


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
He emphasizes women artists, historical and contemporary, as similarly marginalized as gays, and though he satirizes them, he also analogizes their lives and work to the difficulties of being a suppressed artist.
The traumas of unbelonging: Reinaldo Arenas's recuperations of Cuba by Vickroy, Laurie / MELUS
Varl analogizes herself with a Luna moth, creating her own cocoon physically and literally, making a dress embroidered with her words--the actual poems themselves, in which to conceal and protect her developing womanhood from her master's "love" as well as a venue for her forbidden ideas.
Slave Moth: a Narrative in Verse by Hegamin, Tonya C. / Black Issues Book Review
Thus, Aristotle analogizes his search for the human good to the search for the more particular goods of craftsmen or artisans like tanners, carpenters, or flute players.
Nature's end: the theological meaning of the new genetics by Sherlock, Richard / Modern Age
More results
 
Dictionary/thesaurus browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.