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liken
[lahy-kuhn]
verb (used with object)
to represent as similar or like; compare.
to liken someone to a weasel.
liken
/ ˈɪə /
verb
(tr) to see or represent as the same or similar; compare
Other 51Թ Forms
- unlikened adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of liken1
Example Sentences
Critics have likened the display to the type of state spectacle more often seen in autocratic nations.
Lucy likens her job to being a mortician or life insurance broker.
Afterwards, he likened events to the Hollywood movie The Hunger Games and claimed to have an alternative personality of a "professional assassin", the Old Bailey has been told.
Mayor Karen Bass even likened the deployment to “an experiment” that nobody asked to be a part of.
Frank, praised for his methodical detail, has likened managing in the Premier League to being a head chef in a high-end restaurant.
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