analogize

verb

anal·​o·​gize ə-ˈna-lə-ˌjīz 

analogized; analogizing

intransitive verb

: to use or exhibit analogy

transitive verb

: to compare by analogy

Synonyms

• compare
• equate

Examples of analogize in a Sentence

analogized the White House scandal to a cancer that was spreading to every internal organ of the body

Recent Examples on the Web

Indeed, many Europeans found the South inspiring, analogizing their cause to the wave of anti-monarchy revolutions that swept Europe in 1848. —Zaakir Tameez june 11, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025

Ultimately, the chief justice analogized the case to the Supreme Court’s 2021 ruling that Philadelphia couldn’t exclude a religious agency from its foster care system. —Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 1 May 2025

Sadie Collective co-founder and international finance researcher Fanta Traore analogized it to Michael Jordan’s partnership with Nike. —Ruth Etiesit Samuel, Essence, 4 June 2025

Fleck analogized it to putting up an adorable cat filter during a video meeting. —Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

analogy + -ize

First Known Use

1655, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Rhymes for analogize

• actualize
• antagonize
• apologise
• apologize
• capitalize
• categorize
• characterize
• commercialize
• conceptualize
• contrariwise
• criminalize
• decentralize