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lik·en (l

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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