01 v. t. To allege, or think, to be like; to represent as like; to compare; as, to liken life to a pilgrimage.
imp. & p. p.
Likened; p. pr. & vb. n.
Likening
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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.
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To make or cause to be like.[R.]