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compare(2)(dictionary)
compare(3)(dictionary)
compare(4)(dictionary)
compare 1, verb(dictionary)
compare 2, noun(dictionary)
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humanics (iou) and compare(4) (iou)


humanics (iou)



humanics noun. M19.
[from HUMAN adjective & noun + -ICS.]
The branch of knowledge that deals with human affairs.

compare(4) (iou)



compare verb1. LME.
[Old & mod. French comparer from Latin comparare pair, match, from compar like, equal, formed as COM- + par equal.]
verb trans. Liken, pronounce similar, (to). LME.
not to be compared to greatly inferior or superior to.
R. Graves It is hardly complimentary to Parrot, an undeniably handsome bird, to compare my grandson to him.
verb intrans. Be compared; bear comparison; be on terms of equality with. LME.
Spenser Art, stryving to compare with Nature. Oxford English Dictionary This compares favourably with the inertness of England.
verb trans. Consider or estimate the similarity or dissimilarity of (one thing or person to another esp. in quality, with another esp. in quantity or detailed Nature, two things or persons); observe the similarity or relation between (passages in a book etc.). L15.
compare notes compare each Other's observations etc., exchange ideas and opinions.
R. G. Collingwood To compare the two accounts..given by Thucydides and Aristotle. G. Vidal How dull he is, thought Caroline, comparing him unfavourably with Jim.
verb intrans. Draw a comparison; make comparisons. L16.
C. S. Lewis The pernicious tendency to compare and to prefer.
verb trans. Grammar. Form the comparative and superlative degrees of (an adjective or adverb). E17.
W. Ward Words of one syllable are usually compared by er, and est.
comparer noun M17.