ἐξομοιόω
From LSJ
Κρεῖττον τὸ μὴ ζῆν ἐστιν ἢ ζῆν ἀθλίως → Death is better than a life of misery → Satius mori quam calamitose vivere → Der Tod ist besser als ein Leben in der Not
English (LSJ)
A make quite like, assimilate, τὸ εἶδος Hdt.3.24; αὑτὸν τῇ πολιτείᾳ Pl.Grg.512e; ἐ. τοὺς καρπούς produce fruit exactly like, Thphr.HP2.2.4; adapt, τοῖς ἤθεσι τῶν λεγόντων καὶ τῶν ἀκουόντων τοὺς λόγους Anon.Oxy.1012i 28; compare, liken, τί τινι Str.2.5.22, Ph.2.11, al.:—Pass., become or be like, ἄνδρας γυναιξὶν ἐξομοιοῦσθαι φύσιν E.Andr.354, cf. S.Aj.549, X.Oec.7.32; ὁ Ἄψος σχῆμα ἐ. πρὸς τὸν Πηνειόν Plu.Flam.3.
