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• compare — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To regard as similar] Syn. relate, connect, liken, note the similarities, draw a comParison, make a comParison, associate, link, reduce to a common denominator, equate, match, express by metaphor, analogize, show… …   English dictionary for students

• compare — com|pare1 W1S1 [kəmˈpeə US ˈper] v [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: comparer, from Latin comparare, from compar like , from com ( COM ) + par equal ] 1.) [T] to examine or judge two or more things in order to show how they are similar to or… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• compare — Synonyms and related words: admit of comparison, analogize, ape, appear like, approach, approximate, assimilate, associate, balance, be commensurable, be comparable, be like, be redolent of, bear resemblance, bracket, bring into analogy, bring… …   Moby Thesaurus

• examine — ex·am·ine vt ex·am·ined, ex·am·in·ing 1: to investigate or inspect closely examine the title compare audit 2: to question closely esp. in a court proceeding compare depose …   Law dictionary

• Compare — Com*pare , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Compared}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Comparing}.] [L.comparare, fr. compar like or equal to another; com + par equal: cf. F. comparer. See {Pair}, {Peer} an equal, and cf. {Compeer}.] 1. To examine the character or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• compare — [kəm per′] vt. compared, comparing [ME comparen < OFr comparer < L comparare < com , with + parare, to make equal < par: see PAR1] 1. to regard as similar; liken (to) [to compare life to a river] 2. to examine in order to observe or… …   English World dictionary

• compare — comparer, n. /keuhm pair /, v., compared, comparing, n. v.t. 1. to examine (two or more objects, ideas, people, etc.) in order to note similarities and differences: to compare two pieces of cloth; to compare the governments of two nations. 2. to… …   Universalium

• compare — com•pare [[t]kəmˈpɛər[/t]] v. pared, par•ing, n. 1) to examine (two or more objects, ideas, people, etc.) in order to note similarities and differences 2) to consider or describe as similar; liken: “Shall I compare thee to a summer s day?”[/ex]… …   From formal English to slang

• compare — I. verb (compared; comparing) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French comparer, from Latin comparare to couple, compare, from compar like, from com + par equal Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to represent as similar ; liken …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• compare, contrast — These words are often confused, perhaps because they aire related in meaning. To compare is to examine in order to note similarities more than differences; to contrast is to set in opposition in order to show differences more than similarities.… …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

• compare apples and oranges — to examine the similarities of things that are completely different. Comparing the average wages of workers and managers is like trying to compare apples and oranges. Usage notes: usually used to explain that two things cannot be compared …   New idioms dictionary