About The Word Resemble
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Resemble
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What's The Definition Of Resemble?
[v] appear like; be similar to"She resembles her mother very much"; "This paper resembles my own work"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Resemble: Related Terms | Find terms related to Resemble: See Also | agree | approximate | check | come close | come to life | correspond | echo | fit | gibe | imitate | jibe | look like | match | recall | take after | tally Resemble In Webster's Dictionary \Re*sem"ble\ (r?-z?m"b'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Resembled} (-b'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Resembling} (-bl?ng).]
[F. ressembler; pref. re- re- + sembler to seem, resemble,
fr. L. similare, simulare, to imitate, fr. similis like,
similar. See {Similar}.]
1. To be like or similar to; to bear the similitude of,
either in appearance or qualities; as, these brothers
resemble each other.
We will resemble you in that. --Shak.
2. To liken; to compare; to represent as like. [Obs.]
The other . . . He did resemble to his lady bright.
--Spenser.
3. To counterfeit; to imitate. [Obs.] ``They can so well
resemble man's speech.'' --Holland.
4. To cause to imitate or be like. [R.] --H. Bushnell.
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