analogate

noun

anal·​o·​gate

əˈnaləˌgāt,

-gə̇t

plural -s

: a thing, term, or concept analogized : analogue

the First Being is the prime analogate

Word History

Etymology

analogue + -ate

First Known Use

1874, in the meaning defined above

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