analogize

[ uh-nal-uh-jahyz ]

/ əˈnæl əˌdʒaɪz /

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verb (used without object), a·nal·o·gized, a·nal·o·giz·ing.

to make use of analogy in reasoning, argument, etc.

to be analogous; show analogy.

verb (used with object), a·nal·o·gized, a·nal·o·giz·ing.

to make analogous; show an analogy between: to analogize a dog to a cat.

Nearby words

analog watch, analogical, analogion, analogism, analogist, analogize, analogous, analogous color, analogue, analogue clock, analogue recording

Also especially British, a·nal·o·gise.

Origin of analogize

First recorded in 1645–55; analog(y) + -ize

Related forms

un·a·nal·o·gized, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for analogize

analogize

analogise

/ (əˈnæləˌdʒaɪz) /

verb

(intr) to make use of analogy, as in argument; draw comparisons

(tr) to make analogous or reveal analogy in

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