liken

Short definition from Wiktionary

Verb

1. 1
   Followed by to or (archaic) unto: to regard or state that (someone or something) is like another person or thing; to compare.
2. 2
   Chiefly followed by to: to make (oneself, someone, or something) resemble another person or thing.
3. 3
   To represent or symbolize (something).
4. 4
   Followed by to: to be like or resemble; also, to become like.