Definition
analogising
verb
- present participle of analogise; reasoning by drawing a comparison between two things that are similar in some way
Usage: British English spelling; American English uses 'analogizing'; often used in academic, scientific, and philosophical contexts
Examples
- The teacher was analogising the structure of an atom to a solar system.
- By analogising human behavior to animal instinct, the researcher developed a new theory.
- She found herself analogising the company's growth to the life cycle of a plant.
- The philosopher was analogising moral principles to mathematical axioms.
- When analogising between different cultures, we must be careful not to oversimplify.
- He explained the concept by analogising it to a familiar everyday experience.