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1. (v.t.) liken
to represent as similar or like; compare:
to liken someone to a weasel.
Etymology: (1275–1325)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) compare, liken, equate
consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous
"We can compare the Han dynasty to the Romans"; "You cannot equate success in financial matters with greed"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) liken
to allege, or think, to be like; to represent as like; to compare; as, to liken life to a pilgrimage
2. (adj) liken
to make or cause to be like
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Sense: to think or speak of as being similar; to compare
He likened the earth to an apple.
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 Afrikaans: vergelyk |
 Arabic: يُشَبِّه |
 Bulgarian: сравнявам |
 Brazilian: comparar |
 Czech: přirovnat |
 German: vergleichen |
 Danish: sammenligne |
 Greek: παρομοιάζω |
 Spanish: comparar |
 Estonian: võrdlema |
 Farsi: مقایسه کردن |
 Finnish: verrata |
 French: comparer |
 Hebrew: לִדמוֹת, לְהַשווֹת |
 Hindi: तुलना करना |
 Croatian: prispodobiti, usporediti |
 Hungarian: (össze)hasonlít |
 Indonesian: membandingkan |
 Icelandic: líkja við/saman |
 Italian: comparare, paragonare |
 Japanese: なぞらえる |
 Korean: 비유하다 |
 Lithuanian: (pa)lyginti |
 Latvian: pielīdzināt |
 Malay: mengibaratkan |
 Dutch: vergelijken |
 Norwegian: sammenlikne med |
 Polish: przyrównać |
 Persian: مقایسه کردن |
 Pashto: مقايسه كول،د ورته والى مو |
 Portuguese: comparar |
 Romanian: a compara |
 Russian: уподоблять; сравнивать |
 Slovak: prirovnať |
 Slovenian: primerjati |
 Serbian: smatrati sličnim |
 Swedish: likna |
 Thai: เปรียบเทียบ |
 Turkish: benzetmek; karşılaştırmak |
 Taiwanese: 把...比做 |
 Ukrainian: порівнювати; прирівнювати |
 Urdu: کسی چیز سے مشابہت دینا |
 Vietnamese: so sánh |
 Chinese: 把...比做 |
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