Liken
Pronunciation : Lik"en
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [OE. liknen. See Like, a.]
Definition : 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.
t. [imp. & p. p. Likened; p. pr. & vb. n. Likening.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913