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Likening
(followed by to or unto) To compare; to state that (something) is like (something else).
📖 Definitions of "Likening"
verb
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(followed by to or unto) To compare; to state that (something) is like (something else).
"The physics teacher likened the effect of mass on space to an indentation in a sheet of rubber."
noun
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The act by which things are likened; a comparison.
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