Lik'en, v. t.

(lik'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. LIKENED; p. pr. & vb. n. LIKENING.] [Icel. líkia, to compare; Sw. likna, Dan. ligne, Ger. gleichen, vergleichen. See LIKE, a.] To represent as resembling or similar; to compare.

Whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man who built his house upon a rock. Matt. vii. 24.