analogize

[ uh-nal-uh-jahyz ]

verb (used without object)

, a·nal·o·gized, a·nal·o·giz·ing.

1. to make use of analogy in reasoning, argument, etc.
2. to be analogous; show analogy.

verb (used with object)

, a·nal·o·gized, a·nal·o·giz·ing.

1. to make analogous; show an analogy between:

   to analogize a dog to a cat.

analogize

/ əˈnæləˌdʒaɪz /

verb

1. intr to make use of analogy, as in argument; draw comparisons
2. tr to make analogous or reveal analogy in

Other Words From

• una·nalo·gized adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of analogize¹

First recorded in 1645–55; analog(y) + -ize

Example Sentences

You analogize that to how, after Brown v.

From Salon

“They’d like to analogize this with the ho-hum updating of the flu vaccine each year — don’t think about it, just get it,” said William Schaffner, an infectious diseases specialist at Vanderbilt University.

From Washington Times

In this case, speakers analogize the “s” sound at the end of “gracias” and apply it to the English form.

From Scientific American

People have been analogizing A.I. advances to splitting the atom for years.

From New York Times

So one of the things we site in our complaint is an internal document for Google where it analogizes its business to, for example, Goldman Sachs or Citibank owning the New York Stock Exchange.

From New York Times