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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.
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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.
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2. To make or cause to be like. [R.] --Brougham.
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