"analogize" meaning in English

See analogize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: analogizes [present, singular, third-person], analogizing [participle, present], analogized [participle, past], analogized [past]
Etymology: analogy + -ize Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|analogy|ize}} analogy + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} analogize (third-person singular simple present analogizes, present participle analogizing, simple past and past participle analogized)
  1. To express as an analogy. Translations (to express as an analogy): analogizować [imperfective] (Polish), analogizar (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-analogize-en-verb-ALnJBU8s Disambiguation of 'to express as an analogy': 94 3 2
  2. The teacher analogised swotting for an exam in terms of marathon training.
    Sense id: en-analogize-en-verb-M6kNN267 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 61 11 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 17 69 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 25 61 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 23 68 10
  3. (transitive) To treat one thing as analogous to another. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-analogize-en-verb-~KHEBaix
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: analogise Derived forms: analogizable, analogization

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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