Lik″en (līk″'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Likened (–'nd); p. pr. & vb. n.Likening.] [OE. liknen. See Like, a.]
1. To allege, or think, to be like; to represent as like; to compare; as, to liken life to a pilgrimage.
Whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man which built his house upon a rock. Matt. vii. 24.
2. To make or cause to be like. Brougham.