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liken - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'liken' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Liken [ a.]
- To allege, or think, to be like; to represent as like; to compare; as, to liken life to a pilgrimage.
- To make or cause to be like.

Meaning of 'liken' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . liken [ v]
Meaning (1):
- consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous
Example in sentence:
  • We can compare the Han dynasty to the Romans;
  • You cannot equate success in financial matters with greed