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resemble

[ ri-zem-buh l ]
/ rɪˈzɛm bəl /
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verb (used with object), re·sem·bled, re·sem·bling.

to be like or similar to.
Archaic. to liken or compare.

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RELATED WORDS

parallel, feature, simulate, mirror, relate, approximate, echo, favor, duplicate, double, follow, coincide, match

Nearby words

  1. reseda,
  2. reselect,
  3. resell,
  4. resemblance,
  5. resemblant,
  6. resend,
  7. resent,
  8. resentful,
  9. resentment,
  10. reserpine

Origin of resemble

1300–50; Middle English resemblen < Middle French resembler, Old French, equivalent to re- re- + sembler to seem, be like < Latin similāre, derivative of similis like; see similar
Related formsre·sem·bling·ly, adverbpre·re·sem·ble, verb, pre·re·sem·bled, pre·re·sem·bling.un·re·sem·bling, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for resemble

resemble

/ (rɪˈzɛmbəl) /

verb

(tr) to possess some similarity to; be like
Derived Formsresembler, noun

Word Origin for resemble

C14: from Old French resembler, from re- + sembler to look like, from Latin similis like
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Word Origin and History for resemble

resemble

v.

mid-14c., from Old French resembler "belike" (12c., Modern French ressemble), from re-, intensive prefix, + sembler "to appear, to seem, be like," from Latin simulare "to copy" (see similar (adj.)). Related: Resembled; resembling.

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