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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the act of comparing similarities;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Liken \Lik"en\ (l[imac]k"'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Likened (l[imac]k"'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Likening.] [OE. liknen. See Like, a.] 1. To allege, or think, to be like; to represent as like; to compare; as, to liken life to a pilgrimage. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 2. To make or cause to be like. [R.] --Brougham. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

likening n 1: the act of comparing similarities