liken Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous
    compare; equate.
    • We can compare the Han dynasty to the Romans
    • You cannot equate success in financial matters with greed

WordNet

Lik"en transitive verb
Etymology
OE. liknen. See Like, a.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Likened ; present participle & verbal noun Likening
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913