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akin

[ uh-kin ]

adjective

  1. of kin; related by blood (usually used predicatively):

    cousins who were too closely akin for marriage.

  2. allied by nature; having the same properties:

    Something akin to vertigo was troubling her.

    Synonyms: , , , ,

  3. having or showing an affinity; kindred:

    They are emotionally but not intellectually akin.



akin

/ əˈ°ìɪ²Ô /

adjective

  1. related by blood; of the same kin
  2. often foll by to having similar characteristics, properties, etc
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of akin1

First recorded in 1580–90; a- 2, kin
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The pyrolysis plants - often in rural backwaters - are akin to homemade pressure cookers and produce dangerous gasses and chemicals.

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To her, Havoc was more than an emotional support animal, but something akin to a child.

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Unlike other foreign aid programs, addressing Agent Orange is more akin to restitution than charity because the U.S. brought the deadly substance there in the first place.

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A company catalog from 1923 described the tiles as “luminous and mellow in character, somewhat akin to the quality of a piece of old tapestry.â€

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Legally speaking, this makes owning a mobile home more akin to owning a motorcycle or sailboat than a single-family home.

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