Main Entry: re·sem·ble

Pronunciation: \ri-ˈzem-bəl\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): re·sem·bled; re·sem·bling \-b(ə-)liŋ\

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French resembler, from re- + sembler to be like, seem, from Latin similare to copy, from similis like — more at same

Date: 14th century

1 : to be like or similar to <he resembles his father>
2 archaic : to represent as like