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



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17 January 2025

OBSERVE

(verb) conform one’s action or practice to; “keep appointments”; “she never keeps her promises”; “We kept to the original conditions of the contract”


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