Analogize: meaning, definitions and examples
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analogize
[ əˈnaləˌdʒʌɪz ]
in academic writing
To compare or relate something to another thing in order to draw similarities or connections.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The author analogizes the concept of human rights to the idea of universal values.
- The professor encourages students to analogize different theories in their research papers.
Translations
Translations of the word "analogize" in other languages:
🇵🇹 analogizar
🇮🇳 समान करना
🇩🇪 analysieren
🇮🇩 menganalogikan
🇺🇦 проводити аналогію
🇵🇱 analogizować
🇯🇵 類推する (るいすいする)
🇫🇷 faire une analogie
🇪🇸 analogizar
🇹🇷 analojik yapmak
🇰🇷 유추하다 (yuchuhada)
🇸🇦 يشبه
🇨🇿 analogizovat
🇸🇰 analogizovať
🇨🇳 类比 (lèibǐ)
🇸🇮 analogizirati
🇮🇸 líkinga
🇰🇿 аналогия жасау
🇬🇪 ანალოგია გააკეთოს
🇦🇿 analiz etmək
🇲🇽 analogizar
Word origin
The word 'analogize' originated from the combination of 'analog' and the suffix '-ize', which means 'to make or become'. It first appeared in the English language in the mid-19th century. The use of 'analogize' has become more prominent in academic and intellectual discourse, particularly in fields such as philosophy, literature, and social sciences.