Liken (someone or something) to (someone or something else) phrasal verb
To indicate that someone or something is similar to someone or something else
My foreign friends liken durian smell to dirty sock smell.
He has been likened to a young David Beckham.
Used to refer to a boy who is like his father in some ways
Used to imply that something’s nature would be inherited from or predetermined by its previous generation or the environment.
Indicates a specific type of person mentioned
Wise or intelligent poeple think alike or have the same ideas
The verb "liken" should be conjugated according to its tense.