resemble
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.re·sem·ble
transitive verb \ri-ˈzem-bəl\re·sem·bledre·sem·bling \-b(ə-)liŋ\
Definition of RESEMBLE
1
: to be like or similar to <he resembles his father>
2
archaic : to represent as like
Examples of RESEMBLE
- He strongly resembles his father in appearance and in temperament.
- Terrier dogs closely resemble each other.
Origin of RESEMBLE
Middle English, from Anglo-French resembler, from re- + sembler to be like, seem, from Latin similare to copy, from similis like — more at same
First Known Use: 14th century
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