to make a comparison; or, to provide an example (see Molina)
Alonso de Molina:
machiotlalia. ni. (pret. onimachiotlali.) poner comparacion o exemplo. Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 50v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.