resemble

[ri-zem-buhl]

verb (used with object)

resembled, resembling 

1. to be like or similar to.

2. Archaic.,  to liken or compare.

resemble

/ rɪˈzɛmbəl /

verb

1. (tr) to possess some similarity to; be like

Other Word Forms

• resemblingly adverb
• preresemble verb
• unresembling adjective
• resembler noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of resemble¹

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English resemblen, from Middle French resembler, Old French, from re- re- + sembler “to seem, be like” (from Latin similāre, derivative of similis “like”; similar )

Word History and Origins

Origin of resemble¹

C14: from Old French resembler , from _re- + sembler to look like, from Latin similis like

Example Sentences

The team hypothesizes that even though DFT does not directly model Cooper pairs, the electron density it predicts should resemble that of paired electrons, allowing researchers to study potential superconducting behavior.

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Part of of Montego Bay - one of Jamaica's most popular tourists destinations - now resemble a brown swamp.

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There, on the shores of the Black Sea, we’d stayed at the latest iteration of the stylish Rooms chain, where our quarters resembled a chic ship’s cabin, complete with bunk beds.

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The cast is on point playing people who in real life they may not resemble at all.

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As wind and rain lashed through the night, one local official said the destruction resembled "the scene of an apocalypse movie."

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Related Words

• feature 
• mirror 
• parallel 
• simulate