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liken |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Liken \Lik"en\ (l[imac]k"'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Likened} (-'nd); p. pr & vb n. {Likening}.] [OE. liknen. See {Like}, a.] 1. To allege, or think, to be like to represent as like to compare; as to liken life to a pilgrimage. Whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them I will liken him unto a wise man which built his house upon a rock. --Matt. vii. 24. 2. To make or cause to be like [R.] --Brougham. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: liken v : consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous; "We can compare the Han dynasty to the Romans" [syn: {compare}, {equate}]
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