liken

tr.v., -ened, -en·ing, -ens.
To see, mention, or show as similar; compare.

[Middle English liknen, from like, similar. See like².]

verb

To represent as similar: analogize, assimilate, compare, equate, identify, match, parallel. See same/different/compare.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous
  Synonyms: compare, equate

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - sammenligne, sidestille

Nederlands (Dutch)
laten lijken op, vergelijken met

Français (French)
v. tr. - comparer

Deutsch (German)
v. - vergleichen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - παρομοιάζω, συγκρίνω

Italiano (Italian)
paragonare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - equiparar, comparar, igualar

Русский (Russian)
находить сходство

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - comparar, asemejar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - (litt.) likna

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
比喻, 使象, 比拟

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 比喻, 使象, 比擬

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~을 ~에 비기다, 비유하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - たとえる, なぞらえる
n. - 釐金税

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يشتبه, يشبه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮השווה, דימה, הקביל‬

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