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resemble.

To be like or similar to (something); to represent as similar.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɹɪˈzɛmbəl/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation[ɹɪˈzɛmbl̩]Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ɹɪˈzembəl/Australia[ɹɪˈzembl̩]Australia
  1. To be like or similar to (something); to represent as similar.

    transitive
    The twins resemble each other.
  2. To compare; to regard as similar, to liken.

    archaic · transitive
  3. To counterfeit; to imitate.

    obsolete · transitive
  4. To cause to imitate or be like; to make similar.

    obsolete · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English resemblen, from Anglo-Norman resembler, ressembler, from re- + sembler (“to seem”). By surface analysis, re- + semble.

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