Associations to the word «Liken»

Wiktionary

LIKEN, verb. (transitive) (followed by to or unto) To compare; to state that (something) is like (something else).

Dictionary definition

LIKEN, verb. Consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous; "We can compare the Han dynasty to the Romans"; "You cannot equate success in financial matters with greed".

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne