1. (

• comparison ,
• comparing

) 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" ;

1. (

• compare

) 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 comparable; "This car does not compare with our line of Mercedes" ;

3. (

• compare ,
• liken ,
• equate

) 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

) to form the comparative or superlative form on an adjective or adverb ;