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liken sb/sth to sb/sth phrasal verb
phrasal verb [often passive]
Definition
to say that someone is similar to or has the same qualities as someone else
She's been likened to a young Elizabeth Taylor.
(Definition of liken sb/sth to sb/sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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