"similize" meaning in English

See similize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: similizes [present, singular, third-person], similizing [participle, present], similized [participle, past], similized [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} similize (third-person singular simple present similizes, present participle similizing, simple past and past participle similized)
  1. (ambitransitive) To liken; to compare. Tags: ambitransitive Related terms: similar, simile

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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