Dictionary entry

Compare (2)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Com‐pare″ (?), v. i. 1. To be like or equal; to admit, or be worthy of, comparison; as, his later work does not compare with his earlier.

I should compare with him in excellence.

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2. To vie; to assume a likeness or equality.

Shall pack horses... compare with Cæsars?

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