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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By studying these samples, the team identified key genetic alterations that drive cancer in cats and found that many of these changes closely resemble those seen in human cancers.
From Science Daily
In the face of a slow job market, rising housing costs and career ladders that increasingly resemble waiting rooms, starting a business before you need a job flips the equation.
When Chavez died in 1993 at the age of 66, his funeral resembled a final march for his legions of followers, and attracted an estimated 35,000 people.
The overall complexity of protecting tankers in the wider region means any operation would probably not resemble a traditional convoy at all, RUSI's Kaushal argued.
From Barron's
The novel also elucidates the strange limbo of the American immigration quota process, which “resembled a bakery system gone awry.”
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