analogize

UK: /əˈnæləˌdʒaɪz/ US: (ə nal′ə jīz′)

Inflections of 'analogize' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

analogizes

v 3rd person singular (US & UK)

analogizing

v pres p (US & UK)

analogized

v past (US & UK)

analogized

v past p (US & UK)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

a•nal•o•gize  (ə nal′ə jīz′), v., -gized, -giz•ing. 
v.i. 

1. to make use of analogy in reasoning, argument, etc.
2. to be analogous;
   show analogy.

v.t. 

3. to make analogous;
   show an analogy between:
   to analogize a dog to a cat.

Also,[esp. Brit.,] a•nal′o•gise′. 

• analog(y) + -ize 1645–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

analogize, analogise / əˈnæləˌdʒaɪz/ verb

1. (intransitive) to make use of analogy, as in argument; draw comparisons
2. (transitive) to make analogous or reveal analogy in