Meaning of 見立て in Japanese

Definition of 見立て

みたて(mitate) 【見立て】

みたてる(mitateru) 【見立てる ·見たてる】

(v1, vt) to select; to choose
to diagnose (an illness); to judge
to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror)
to see someone off
to look after; to be (someone's) guardian
to underrate; to look down on; to underestimate (someone)