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1. liken
verb. ['ˈlaɪkən'] consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous.
Synonyms
- study
- consider
- equate
Antonyms
- unlikeness
- esteem
- respect
- exclude
Etymology
- liken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- lician (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
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Rhymes with Liken
- vandyken
- steichen
- graichen
- lykin
- lycan
- lichen
- leiken
- heiken
- geiken
- eichen
Sentences with liken
1. Verb, base form
You can liken the motion to a bird picking its food up with its beak.
2. Verb, non-3rd person singular present
Some energy experts liken the state of wave electricity to that of solar and wind electricity 30 years ago.
3. Verb, past participle
Most of the other characteristics of archaea cells liken unto the traits of bacteria prokaryotic cells.