- Analogize
- Analogize A*nal"o*gize, v. i. To employ, or reason by, analogy. [1913 Webster] ||
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Analogize
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analogize — index compare Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
analogize — (v.) explain by analogy, 1650s, from Fr. analogiser (17c.) or directly from Gk. analogizesthai to reckon, sum up, from analogia (see ANALOGY (Cf. analogy)). Related: Analogized; analogizing … Etymology dictionary
analogize — (Amer.) v. draw similarities between two differing things; make an analogy; compare (also analogise) … English contemporary dictionary
analogize — [ə nal′ə jīz΄] vi. analogized, analogizing to use, or reason by, analogy vt. to explain or liken by analogy … English World dictionary
analogize — /euh nal euh juyz /, v., analogized, analogizing. v.i. 1. to make use of analogy in reasoning, argument, etc. 2. to be analogous; show analogy. v.t. 3. to make analogous; show an analogy between: to analogize a dog to a cat. Also, esp. Brit.,… … Universalium
analogize — verb ( gized; gizing) Date: 1655 intransitive verb to use or exhibit analogy transitive verb to compare by analogy … New Collegiate Dictionary
analogize — verb a) To express as an analogy. b) To treat one thing as analogous to another … Wiktionary
analogize — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To represent as similar: assimilate, compare, equate, identify, liken, match, parallel. See SAME … English dictionary for students
analogize — or analogise ə nalədʒʌɪz verb compare by analogy … English new terms dictionary
analogize — anal·o·gize … English syllables
