akin

1. 1

   Of persons, of the same kin; related by blood.

   • [W]e are too near a kin to lye together, tho' vve may Lodge near one another; […]
   • The faces changed, passing in rotation. Youthful faces, bearded faces, dark faces: faces serene, or faces moody, but all akin with the brotherhood of the sea.
2. 2

   Allied by nature; similar; partaking of the same properties; of the same kind.

   • Is not then Fruition near akin to Love?

syn. akin · cognate · connate · kindred · agnate

1. 1

   To relate or compare; to liken.raretransitive

   • I like to akin the P-Diddy case to Gen-Z's version of the O.J. Simpson trial.