RESEMBLE Definition & Meaning

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resemble

[ ri-zem-buhl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

resembled, resembling.

to be like or similar to.
Archaic. to liken or compare.

resemble

/ ��ɪˈ��ɛ��ə�� /

verb

tr to possess some similarity to; be like

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Derived Forms

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Other �y��vlog Forms

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�ܲ�r��·��b��Բ� adjective

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of resemble¹

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English resemblen, from Middle French resembler, Old French, from re- re- + sembler “to seem, be like” (from Latin ��, derivative of similis “l��”; similar )

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of resemble¹

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

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