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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
- ܲ·IJԱ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of liken1
Example Sentences
The reaction is often likened to the reaction to poison oak and ivy, though some say it’s worse.
It quickly spread as a country club sport due to its foursome nature — many liken its companionship quality to golf.
Attorney Jody Moore, whose law firm Johnson Moore represented Binger, Keyes and Thomas in their suits against the Krivitskys, likened the situation to “someone being banned from a child care and running a preschool.”
“I liken it to a bloom put on steroids from human-caused factors that make these blooms worse every time we see them,” Warner said.
In an article for The Guardian, Mooney likened the detention experience to being kidnapped.
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