lik ‧ en /ˈlaɪkən/ BrE AmE verb
liken somebody/something to somebody/something phrasal verb
formal to say that someone or something is similar to another person or thing SYN compare :
Critics have likened the new theater to a supermarket.
lik ‧ en /ˈlaɪkən/ BrE AmE verb
liken somebody/something to somebody/something phrasal verb
formal to say that someone or something is similar to another person or thing SYN compare :
Critics have likened the new theater to a supermarket.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012