liken to

liken someone or something to someone or something

to compare someone or something to someone or something, concentrating on the similarities. He is strange. I can only liken him to an eccentric millionaire. The poet likened James to a living statue of Mercury.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Gianfranco	jahn-FRAHN-ko	Italian
Beste	-	Turkish
Claus	KLOWS	German, Danish
Shir (1)	SHEER	Hebrew
Kaveh	-	Persian, Persian Mythology
Grethe	-	Danish, Norwegian