analogize

Questions about analogize

What does analogize mean?

analogize means "make an analogy".

How many syllables are in analogize?

analogize has 4 syllables and divides as a-na-lo-gize under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for analogize?

Close synonyms include analogise. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is analogize a common word?

analogize is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.