usage: the act of examining resemblances; "they made a comparison of noise levels"; "the fractions selected for comparison must require pupils to consider both numerator and denominator"
usage: examine and note the similarities or differences of; "John compared his haircut to his friend's"; "We compared notes after we had both seen the movie"
2. compare, be
usage: be comparable; "This car does not compare with our line of Mercedes"
3. compare, liken, equate, study, consider
usage: consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous; "We can compare the Han dynasty to the Romans"; "You cannot equate success in financial matters with greed"
4. compare, inflect
usage: to form the comparative or superlative form on an adjective or adverb