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(n)
The act of comparing or the state or process of being compared.
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(v)
(transitive) Followed by to or (archaic) unto: to regard or state that (someone or something) is like another person or thing; to compare.
The quality of being comparable.
(uncountable) The condition of being equivalent or essentially equal.
(transitive) To consider equal or equivalent (to or with).
One who, or that which, compares.
(adj)
Of or relating to comparison.
Someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption; someone in the same family.
A comparison made between diverse elements.
(often with to) Able to be compared (to).
The same as another; sharing the same design.
(transitive) To compare things and bring them into a relation having corresponding characteristics.
(obsolete) To partake of a collation, or light meal.
To infer or induce from specific cases to more general cases or principles.
(transitive) To examine diverse documents and so on, to discover similarities and differences.
To verify (information, data, or calculations) by using an alternative source or method.
(transitive) To perceive or detect someone or something with the eyes, or as if by sight.
(intransitive) To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.
(transitive) To confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something.
A standard by which something is evaluated or measured.
(transitive) To draw conclusions from examining; to assess; to appraise.
(transitive) To root up.
(transitive) To determine, estimate or judge the value of; to evaluate; to estimate.
A performance measurement according to a benchmark.
(ambitransitive) To restore a friendly relationship; to bring back or return to harmony.
(countable) A difference between two objects, people or concepts.
(transitive) To determine the weight of an object.
A prescribed quantity or extent.
(transitive) To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with.
An electronic device that compares two voltages, currents or streams of data.
To continue over time.
An inspection or examination.
(sports) A competitive sporting event such as a boxing meet (commonly called a "bout"), a baseball game, or a cricket match.
(transitive) To place side by side, especially for contrast or comparison.
(transitive) To bring into a relation, association, or connection (between one thing and another).
(transitive) To subject to analysis.
(transitive) To determine the value or worth of (something), particularly as a person appointed for this purpose.
A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard
Equally distant from one another at all points.
(transitive) To treat one thing as analogous to another.
To observe or inspect carefully or critically.
(uncountable) A state in which opposing forces harmonise; equilibrium.
The proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another.
(transitive) To infer by extending known information.
(transitive) To be typical of.
To recognize someone or something as different from others based on its characteristics.
(transitive) To assign a quantity to.
(transitive, mathematics) To determine the value of something or the solution to something by a mathematical process.
British standard spelling of analyze.
Set in opposition; markedly different.
(transitive) To notice or view, especially carefully or with attention to detail.
(transitive) To bring (two or more things or activities) together; to unite.
to identify by or divide into classes; to categorize
(transitive) To show or be the difference or distinction between things.
To ascertain definitely; to figure out, find out, or conclude by analyzing, calculating, or investigating.
(transitive) To excel; go beyond in performance; surpass.
(ambitransitive) To give a recapitulation of the salient facts; to recapitulate or review.
(transitive) To examine something with great care or detail, as to look for hidden or obscure flaws.
(transitive) To represent in words.
(transitive) To establish the identity of someone or something.
(transitive) To analyze an idea in detail by separating it into its parts.
(transitive) To check or prove the validity of; verify.
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of characterize. [(transitive) To depict someone or something a particular way (often negative).]
Misspelling of comparative. [Of or relating to comparison.]
(transitive) To think about seriously.
To copy or imitate, especially a person.
To find fault (with something).
(transitive) To find out definitely; to discover or establish.
Set in contrast (of two or more things).
(transitive) To introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence.
(transitive) To confirm or support something with additional evidence; to attest or vouch for.
(transitive) To encounter or discover something being searched for; to locate.
(transitive) To assign a category; to divide into classes.
(transitive) To provide an acceptable explanation for.
(transitive) To perceive, recognize, or comprehend with the mind; to descry.
The outcome of a replication procedure; an exact copy or replica.
To pick; to make the choice of; to select.
To state the meaning of a word, phrase, sign, or symbol.
Alternative form of mimic. [A person who practices mimicry; especially:]
A person who practices mimicry; especially:
(transitive) To reach (a conclusion) by applying rules of logic or other forms of reasoning to given premises or known facts.
The act by which things are likened; a comparison.
To follow as a model or a pattern; to make a copy, counterpart or semblance of.
To discover or find by careful search, examination, or probing.
(transitive) To form a mental picture of (something); to picture (something) in the mind; to envisage.
(reflexive) To enjoy or entertain oneself.
(transitive) To modify.
Having traits or characteristics in common; alike, allied, comparable.
(transitive) To attribute (a cause or characteristic) to someone or something.
Not similar; unalike; different.
(transitive) To verify something by supplying evidence; to authenticate or corroborate.