resemble

[ ri-zem-buhl ]
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verb (used with object),re·sem·bled, re·sem·bling.
  1. to be like or similar to.

  2. Archaic. to liken or compare.

Origin of resemble

1
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”; see similar)

Other words from resemble

  • re·sem·bling·ly, adverb
  • pre·re·sem·ble, verb, pre·re·sem·bled, pre·re·sem·bling.
  • un·re·sem·bling, adjective

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How to use resemble in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for resemble

resemble

/ (rɪˈzɛmbəl) /


verb
  1. (tr) to possess some similarity to; be like

Origin of resemble

1
C14: from Old French resembler, from re- + sembler to look like, from Latin similis like

Derived forms of resemble

  • resembler, noun

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