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Definitions for analogize
əˈnæl əˌdʒaɪzanalo·gize

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. analogize, analogiseverb

    make an analogy

Wiktionary

  1. analogizeverb

    To express as an analogy.

  2. analogizeverb

    To treat one thing as analogous to another.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To Analogizeverb

    To explain by way of analogy; to form some resemblance between different things; to consider something with regard to its analogy with somewhat else.

    Etymology: from analogy.

    We have systems of material bodies, diversly figured and situated, if separately considered; they represent the object of the desire, which is analogized by attraction or gravitation. George Cheyne, Philos. Principles.

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  1. analogize

    Analogize is the act or process of making an analogy or comparison between two things or ideas in order to better understand or explain one or both of them. It involves identifying similarities between different concepts which may not be immediately apparent.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Analogizeverb

    to employ, or reason by, analogy

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of analogize in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of analogize in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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