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resemble

American  
[ri-zem-buhl] / rɪˈzɛm bəl /

verb (used with object)

resembled, resembling

  1. to be like or similar to.

  2. Archaic. to liken or compare.

resemble British  
/ rɪˈzɛmbəl /

verb

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

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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 )

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