resemble
Americanverb (used with object)
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to be like or similar to.
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Archaic. to liken or compare.
verb
Other Word Forms
- preresemble verb
- resembler noun
- resemblingly adverb
- unresembling adjective
Etymology
Origin of resemble
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 )
Example Sentences
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“To many consumers, the U.K. economy is beginning to resemble an untethered boat drifting slowly out to sea,” Bellamy said.
Super agers are people age 80 or older whose memory and thinking abilities closely resemble those of adults who are 20 or 30 years younger.
From Science Daily
This setup encouraged the cells to mature into a structure that closely resembles the lining of the nasal passages and lung airways.
From Science Daily
One minister said the east coast resembled "a war zone".
From BBC
A new study suggests that the human brain understands spoken language through a stepwise process that closely resembles how advanced AI language models operate.
From Science Daily
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