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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Qualities that are comparable

Example:

beyond compare

Synonyms:

comparability; compare; comparison; equivalence

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("compare" is a kind of...):

alikeness; likeness; similitude (similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things)

Derivation:

compare (examine and note the similarities or differences of)

compare (consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous)

compare (be comparable)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Examine and note the similarities or differences of

Example:

We compared notes after we had both seen the movie

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "compare" is one way to...):

analyse; analyze; canvass; examine; study (consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning)

Verb group:

compare (be comparable)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "compare"):

analogise; analogize (make an analogy)

collate (compare critically; of texts)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

Derivation:

comparative (estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete)

compare (qualities that are comparable)

comparing; comparison (the act of examining resemblances)

comparison (relation based on similarities and differences)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous

Example:

You cannot equate success in financial matters with greed

Synonyms:

compare; equate; liken

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "compare" is one way to...):

consider; study (give careful consideration to)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP

Derivation:

comparative (estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete)

comparative (relating to or based on or involving comparison)

compare (qualities that are comparable)

comparing (the act of examining resemblances)

comparison (qualities that are comparable)

Sense 3

Meaning:

To form the comparative or superlative form on an adjective or adverb

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "compare" is one way to...):

inflect (change the form of a word in accordance as required by the grammatical rules of the language)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 4

Meaning:

Be comparable

Example:

This car does not compare with our line of Mercedes

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Hypernyms (to "compare" is one way to...):

be (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun))

Verb group:

compare (examine and note the similarities or differences of)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "compare"):

go (be ranked or compare)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

compare (qualities that are comparable)

Credits

 Context examples: 

The determination of the ratio of alpha-1 microglobulin compared to creatinine present in a sample.

(Alpha-1 Microglobulin to Creatinine Ratio Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

His ankle had stiffened, his limp was more pronounced, but the pain of it was as nothing compared with the pain of his stomach.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

The determination of the ratio of one amino acid compared to another amino acid present in a sample.

(Amino Acid Ratio Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

At four o'clock a lull took place, and baskets remained empty, while the apple pickers rested and compared rents and bruises.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

The beating that had gone before was as nothing compared with the beating he now received.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

Compared to sulfonylureas, meglitinides, in general, have a more rapid onset of action and a shorter half-life.

(Meglitinide Antidiabetic Agent, NCI Thesaurus)

The determination of the ratio of megakaryoblasts compared to total cells present in a sample.

(Megakaryoblast to Total Cell Ratio Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

Compared to vildagliptin, anagliptin caused longer lasting inhibition of DPP-4 activity.

(Anagliptin, NCI Thesaurus)

Radiation treatment in which the total dose of radiation is given over a shorter period of time (fewer days) compared to standard radiation therapy.

(Accelerated radiation therapy, NCI Dictionary)

The determination of the ratio of alpha-tocopherol compared with the total vitamin E in a sample.

(Alpha Tocopherol to Vitamin E Ratio Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)