DEFINITIONS

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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Words related to resemble

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

Words nearby resemble

reseda, reselect, resell, resemblance, resemblant, resemble, resend, resent, resentful, resentment, 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

OTHER WORDS FROM resemble

re·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 forms of resemble

resembler, noun

Word Origin for resemble

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