Likened

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

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