Proper noun
Likens (plural Likenses)
A surname from Dutch.
He has a method that likens the musician to an athlete, so I do physical exercises designed to keep a musician in shape in order to perform the function, which is to play music. Herb Alpert
Battersby likens the process to baking cookies: As soon as you bake them, they're totally different than the dough itself. Source: Internet
Also, while Westerners may misinterpret guanxi as a form of bribery, the Chinese recognize guanxi as a subset of renqing, which likens the maintenance of interpersonal relationships to a moral obligation. Source: Internet
Dean places Bizet's realism in a different category from the verismo of Puccini and others; he likens the composer to Mozart and Verdi in his ability to engage his audiences with the emotions and sufferings of his characters. Source: Internet
In terms of the genre's conventions, Weir likens this film to 'a light meal.' Source: Internet
Coach Mike Tomlin likens each season as a “moving train,” one that picks up momentum as it goes along. Source: Internet