analogize

American  

[uh-nal-uh-jahyz] / əˈnæl əˌdʒaɪz /

especially British, analogise

verb (used without object)

analogized, analogizing

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

2. to be analogous; show analogy.

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verb (used with object)

analogized, analogizing

1. to make analogous; show an analogy between.

   to analogize a dog to a cat.

analogize British  

/ əˈnæləˌdʒaɪz /

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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Other Word Forms

• unanalogized adjective

Etymology

Origin of analogize

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

Example Sentences

I analogize it to local entities and services, even law enforcement, don’t check your tax returns.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

You analogize that to how, after Brown v.

From Salon • Jul. 14, 2024

“They’d like to analogize this with the ho-hum updating of the flu vaccine each year — don’t think about it, just get it,” said William Schaffner, an infectious diseases specialist at Vanderbilt University.

From Washington Times • Oct. 12, 2023

In this case, speakers analogize the “s” sound at the end of “gracias” and apply it to the English form.

From Scientific American • Jun. 14, 2023

What we do best in the aftermath of a cybersecurity incident is analogize it to something else, preferably something deadly, in catastrophic language.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2015