The usage of preposition like.
I can understand the following: He eats like a pig; or, she is not at all like her mother. But I'm not so sure about this sentence pattern: A makes B "like" C.
Q:Is the following description correct, grammar-wise? (It's from an explanation for word "similarity" from a dictionary)
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a quality that makes one person or thing like another.

Question

The usage of  preposition like.
I can understand the following: He eats like a pig; or, she is not at all like her mother. But I'm not so sure about this sentence pattern: A makes B "like" C. 
Q:Is the following description correct, grammar-wise? (It's from an explanation for word "similarity" from a dictionary)
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 a quality that makes one person or thing like another.

Answer

Yes.  In this case, "like" could be replaced by "similar to".  So, "similarity" is defined as "a quality that makes one person or thing 'similar to'/'like' another."

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