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   Liken (līkˈ'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Likened (līkˈ'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. 24.
   
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   2. To make or cause to be like. [R.]  Brougham.
   
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