akin
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Is akin a Scrabble word?
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Definition
adj (English)
1. (of persons) Of the same kin; related by blood.Examples: "[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. (often followed by to) Allied by nature; similar; partaking of the same properties; of the same kind.Examples: "Is not then Fruition near akin to Love?"; "She told me that she hoped my Face was not akin to my Tongue."; "Mr. Winkle . . . took his hand with a feeling of regard, akin to veneration."oftenwith-to
verb (English)
1. (rare) To relate or compare; to liken.Examples: "I like to akin the P-Diddy case to Gen-Z's version of the O.J. Simpson trial."rare
Definition source: Wiktionary