compare vb. (2 cf. ‘Art stryving to compayre With Nature’, Spenser)
1.
to draw comparisons
R2 II. i. 186.
2.
“
with,” to vie with, rival MND. II. ii. 99, 2H4 II. iv. 179,
Ham. V. ii. 146
“lest I should compare
with him in excellence.”
