| VERB | cognition | compare | examine and note the similarities or differences of |
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| stative | compare | be comparable / comparable | |
| cognition | compare, liken, equate | consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous | |
| communication | compare | to form the comparative or superlative form on an adjective or adverb | |
| NOUN | attribute | compare, comparison, equivalence, comparability | qualities that are comparable / comparable |
| Sounds | kahmpeh'r | |
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| Rhymes | affair ... wheelchair: 116 rhymes with ehr... | |
| Meaning | Qualities that are comparable / comparable. | |
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| Example | "beyond compare" | |
| Synonyms | comparison, equivalence, comparability | |
| Broader | likeness, alikeness, similitude | similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things |
| Spanish | comparabilidad, comparación, cotejo | |
| Catalan | comparabilitat, comparació, comparança, cotejament | |
| Verbs | compare | examine and note the similarities or differences of |
| compare | consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous | |
| compare | be comparable / comparable | |
| Meaning | Examine and note the similarities or differences of. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Examples |
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| Entailed by | categorize, categorise | place into or assign to a category / category |
| choose, prefer, opt | select as an alternative over another | |
| classify, class, sort, assort, sort out, separate | Arrange or order by classes or categories / categories | |
| distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apart | mark as different | |
| Narrower | analogize, analogise | make an analogy / analogy |
| collate | compare critically | |
| Broader | analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass | Consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning / meaning |
| Similar to | compare | Be comparable / comparable |
| Spanish | comparar, cotejar | |
| Catalan | comparar | |
| Adjectives | comparative | estimated by comparison |
| Nouns | compare | qualities that are comparable / comparable |
| comparison, comparing | the act of examining resemblances | |
| comparison | relation based on similarities and differences | |
| Meaning | Be comparable / comparable. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "This car does not compare with our line of Mercedes" | |
| Narrower | go | Be ranked or compare |
| Broader | be | Have the quality of being |
| Similar to | compare | Examine and note the similarities or differences of |
| Spanish | comparar | |
| Catalan | comparar, poder-se comparar | |
| Nouns | compare | qualities that are comparable / comparable |
| Meaning | Consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Example | "We can compare the Han dynasty to the Romans" | |
| Synonyms | liken, equate | |
| Broader | study, consider | Give careful consideration to |
| Spanish | comparar, equiparar | |
| Catalan | comparar, equiparar | |
| Adjectives | comparative | estimated by comparison |
| comparative | relating to or based on or involving comparison | |
| Nouns | comparing | the act of examining resemblances |
| comparison, compare | qualities that are comparable / comparable | |
| Meaning | To form the comparative or superlative form on an adjective or adverb. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | inflect | change the form of a word in accordance as required by the grammatical rules of the language |
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