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見立てる [news2,nf35] ；見たてる
【みたてる [news2,nf35] 】

1.	[v1,vt] ▶ to (see and) choose ▶ to select
2.	[v1,vt] ▶ to diagnose (as)
3.	[v1,vt] ▶ to judge ▶ to estimate
4.	[v1,vt] ▶ to liken (to) ▶ to compare (to) ▶ to imagine (something) as ▶ to treat as

Conjugations

History:

11.	A 2022-01-10 22:43:40 Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	I think the glosses we have now more or less cover it.
10.	A* 2022-01-09 11:36:09
	Refs:	koj:「縁側を舞台に―・てる」
	Comments:	maybe "to repurpose as"?
9.	A 2022-01-09 05:14:11 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
8.	A* 2022-01-09 01:27:06 Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	That would be a natural translation but 見立てる itself doesn't mean "use". Perhaps this works.
	Diff:	@@ -38,0 +39,2 @@ +<gloss>to imagine (something) as</gloss> +<gloss>to treat as</gloss>
7.	A* 2022-01-06 10:05:30
	Comments:	Question: 某正月番組で必ず誰かがやる、台所用品を楽器に見立ててやるアレだ。 Is that sense 4? I assume it is 仮にそのものと見なす in daijs and think it means "using kitchenware as musical instruments"
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6.	A 2022-01-06 00:26:25 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
5.	A* 2022-01-05 18:33:55 Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	gg5, prog, daij, meikyo
	Comments:	"resemble" isn't right. Split sense 2. Senses 4-6 are very archaic. I don't think we need them.
	Diff:	@@ -19,0 +20 @@ +<gloss>to (see and) choose</gloss> @@ -21 +21,0 @@ -<gloss>to choose</gloss> @@ -26,2 +26 @@ -<gloss>to diagnose (an illness)</gloss> -<gloss>to judge</gloss> +<gloss>to diagnose (as)</gloss> @@ -32,3 +31,2 @@ -<gloss>to resemble</gloss> -<gloss>to liken to something else</gloss> -<gloss>to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror)</gloss> +<gloss>to judge</gloss> +<gloss>to estimate</gloss> @@ -39,14 +37,2 @@ -<gloss>to see someone off</gloss> -</sense> -<sense> -<pos>&v1;</pos> -<pos>&vt;</pos> -<gloss>to look after</gloss> -<gloss>to be (someone's) guardian</gloss> -</sense> -<sense> -<pos>&v1;</pos> -<pos>&vt;</pos> -<gloss>to underrate</gloss> -<gloss>to look down on</gloss> -<gloss>to underestimate (someone)</gloss> +<gloss>to liken (to)</gloss> +<gloss>to compare (to)</gloss>
4.	A 2022-01-03 08:51:44 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Diff:	@@ -32 +32,2 @@ -<gloss>to resemble, to liken to something else</gloss> +<gloss>to resemble</gloss> +<gloss>to liken to something else</gloss>
3.	A* 2022-01-03 07:21:20
	Diff:	@@ -32 +32 @@ -<gloss>to liken to something else</gloss> +<gloss>to resemble, to liken to something else</gloss>
2.	A 2010-07-28 00:17:32 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
1.	A* 2010-07-27 22:17:53 Scott
	Refs:	google
	Diff:	@@ -8,0 +8,3 @@ +</k_ele> +<k_ele> +<keb>見たてる</keb>

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