Compare=Envy

Compare=Envy

To level up vs to level down, Perceive, See, Think, Feel, Act.

compare /kəm-pārˈ/ transitive verb
To put (as if) side by side so as to ascertain how far things agree or disagree (often with with)
To liken or represent as similar (with to)
To give the degrees of comparison of (grammar)
intransitive verb
To make comparison
To relate (well, badly, etc) in comparison
To vie or compete (archaic)
noun (obsolete)
Compeer
Comparison

ORIGIN: L comparāre to match, from com- and parāre to make or esteem equal, from par equal
comparabilˈity noun
comparable /komˈpər-ə-bl or kəm-parˈə-bl/ adjective
comˈparableness (or /kom-parˈ/) noun
comˈparably (or /kəm-parˈ/) adverb
comparˈatist noun
A person who conducts a comparative study

comparative /kəm-parˈə-tiv/ adjective
Relating to or making comparison
Estimated by comparing with something else
Relative, not positive or absolute
(of adjectives and adverbs) expressing more or greater degree (grammar; also noun)

comparˈatively adverb
comparˈator noun
Any device for comparing accurately, so as eg to detect deviations from a standard or to confirm identity

comparison /-par-i-sən/ noun
The act of comparing
The capacity of being compared
A comparative estimate
A simile or figure by which two things are compared
The inflection of an adjective or adverb to express different relative degrees of its quality (grammar)

comparability study noun
A comparison of wages, conditions, etc in different jobs, or the same job in different areas, usu in order to determine future levels of wages

comparative linguistics singular noun
The study of similarities and differences between languages and dialects

comparative literature noun
The study of the relationships and similarities between literatures of different nations and languages

comparison microscope noun
A microscope in which there are two objective lenses, so that images from each can be examined side by side

beyond or without compare
Without any rival or equal

compare notes
To share or exchange one’s ideas (with someone else)
compare /kəm-pārˈ/ (archaic) transitive verb
To get or provide

ORIGIN: L comparāre, from com-, intens, and parāre to prepare
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compare verb
1 compare the new edition with the old one
contrast, juxtapose, balance, weigh, measure, set against, set side by side, note the differences between, correlate
old confer, confront, paragon
2 compare her to an angel
liken, equate, link, correlate, regard as the same, show the similarities between, draw analogies with, draw a parallel between; dialect even
old resemble; (Shakespeare) like
formal analogize
3 not compare with his predecessor
resemble, match, equal, parallel, bear comparison, be comparable to, be as good as, touch
colloq. hold a candle to
beyond compare
without equal, without parallel, matchless, unmatched, incomparable, unequaled, unrivaled, unsurpassed, brilliant, superb, supreme, superlative, nonpareil, peerless

compare to or compare with?
You use compare with when you want to emphasize the difference between two things: This study compares political theory and actual practice. You use compare to when you want to emphasize similarity: He compared the landscape to a painting.

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