compare

compare
compare [kəm per′]
vt.
compared, comparing [ME comparen < OFr comparer < L comparare < com-, with + parare, to make equal < par: see PAR1]
1. to regard as similar; liken (to) [to compare life to a river]
2. to examine in order to observe or discover similarities or differences: often followed by with [compare their voting records]
3. Gram. to form the comparative and superlative degrees of (an adjective or adverb)
vi.
1.
a) to be worthy of comparison (with)
b) to be regarded as similar or equal
2. to make comparisons
3. to stand in comparison; measure up [how does my car compare with his?]
n.
Old Poet. comparison
comparison
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beyond compare or past compare or without compare
without equal; incomparably good, bad, great, etc.
SYN.- COMPARE refers to a literal or figurative putting together in order to note points of resemblance and difference, and implies the weighing of parallel features for relative values [to compare Shakespeare with Schiller ]; CONTRAST implies a comparing for the purpose of emphasizing differences [to contrast farm life with city life ]; COLLATE implies detailed, critical comparison, specif., of different versions of the same text

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