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analogize

[uh-nal-uh-jahyz]
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verb (used without object), a·nal·o·gized, a·nal·o·giz·ing.
  1. to make use of analogy in reasoning, argument, etc.
  2. to be analogous; show analogy.
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verb (used with object), a·nal·o·gized, a·nal·o·giz·ing.
  1. to make analogous; show an analogy between: to analogize a dog to a cat.
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Also especially British, a·nal·o·gise.

Origin of analogize

First recorded in 1645–55; analog(y) + -ize
Related formsun·a·nal·o·gized, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for analogize

analogize

analogise

verb
  1. (intr) to make use of analogy, as in argument; draw comparisons
  2. (tr) to make analogous or reveal analogy in
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Word Origin and History for analogize

v.

"explain by analogy," 1650s, from French analogiser (17c.) or directly from Greek analogizesthai "to reckon, sum up," from analogia (see analogy). Related: Analogized; analogizing.

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