resemble

[ri-zem-buh l]

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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.

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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Examples from the Web for resembled

Contemporary Examples

But he resembled by then an ancient Red Indian chief, and his expressions did not follow the patterns of other mortals.
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November 8, 2014
Much of the nation has been caught up in a tempest that resembled one of the dinner-table scenes in August: Osage County.
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October 29, 2014
The 1950s, observed C. Vann Woodward, resembled the era of Reconstruction in many ways.
How Rock and Roll Killed Jim Crow
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October 26, 2014
The office politics of The New York Times have often resembled a combination of the Kremlin and the Vatican.
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Clive Irving
August 25, 2014
I had bought the device at Rite-Aid precisely because it resembled a cigarette.
This Is Your E-Cigarette on Drugs
Daniel Genis
July 28, 2014

Historical Examples

In this he resembled a dog who barks when a stranger approaches.
Ancient Man
Hendrik Willem van Loon
As they approached it, the dull hue that lay upon it resembled that of the leaden sky.
Malbone
Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Her purity, her goodness, all that which resembled her in Nature, returned to her and saved her.
The Dream
Emile Zola
With his spotless hue, he resembled a snow drift, wafted along by the wind.
Tanglewood Tales
Nathaniel Hawthorne
He listened in a stillness of dread which resembled the immobility of profound attention.
The Secret Agent
Joseph Conrad

British Dictionary definitions for resembled

resemble

verb

(tr) to possess some similarity to; be like

Derived Formsresembler, noun

Word Origin

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

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Word Origin and History for resembled

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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Examples from the Web for resembled

Contemporary Examples

But he resembled by then an ancient Red Indian chief, and his expressions did not follow the patterns of other mortals.

Much of the nation has been caught up in a tempest that resembled one of the dinner-table scenes in August: Osage County.

The 1950s, observed C. Vann Woodward, resembled the era of Reconstruction in many ways.

The office politics of The New York Times have often resembled a combination of the Kremlin and the Vatican.

I had bought the device at Rite-Aid precisely because it resembled a cigarette.

Historical Examples

In this he resembled a dog who barks when a stranger approaches.

As they approached it, the dull hue that lay upon it resembled that of the leaden sky.

Her purity, her goodness, all that which resembled her in Nature, returned to her and saved her.

With his spotless hue, he resembled a snow drift, wafted along by the wind.

He listened in a stillness of dread which resembled the immobility of profound attention.

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Word Origin

Word Origin and History for resembled

resemble

v.

Origin of resemble