Compare

From Old French comparer, from Latin comparare ("to prepare, procure"), from compar ("like or equal to another"), from com- + par ("equal").

Full definition of compare

(transitive) To assess the similarities and differences between two or more things compare X with Y". Having made the comparison of X with Y, one might have found it similar to Y or different from Y.
Compare the tiger's coloration with that of the zebra.
You can't compare my problems and yours.

1922, Ben Travers, A Cuckoo in the Nest Chapter 6, Sophia broke down here. Even at this moment she was subconsciously comparing her rendering of the part of the forlorn bride with Miss Marie Lohr's.
2013, Katie L. Burke, In the News, Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola. A recent study explored the ecological variables that may contribute to batsâ€™ propensity to harbor such zoonotic diseases by comparing them with another order of common reservoir hosts: rodents.

(transitive) To declare two things to be similar in some respect compare X to Y".
Astronomers have compared comets to dirty snowballs.

Francis Bacon (1561-1626)Solon compared the people unto the sea, and orators and counsellors to the winds; for that the sea would be calm and quiet if the winds did not trouble it.

(transitive, grammar) To form the three degrees of comparison of (an adjective).
We compare "good" as "good", "better", "best".
(intransitive) To be similar (often used in the negative).
A sapling and a fully-grown oak tree do not compare.

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