RESEMBLE
resemble
(verb) appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to; “She resembles her mother very much”; “This paper resembles my own work”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
resemble (third-person singular simple present resembles, present participle resembling, simple past and past participle resembled)
(transitive) To be like or similar to (something); to represent as similar.
(transitive, now rare, archaic) To compare; to regard as similar, to liken.
(obsolete, transitive) To counterfeit; to imitate.
(obsolete, transitive) To cause to imitate or be like; to make similar.
Synonyms
• mirror
• duplicate
• look like
Source: Wiktionary
Re*sem"ble (r-zm"b'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Resembled (-b'ld); p. pr.
& vb. n. Resembling (-blng).] Etym: [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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition