resemble
[ ri-zem-buh l ]
/ rɪˈzɛm bəl /
verb (used with object), re·sem·bled, re·sem·bling.
to be like or similar to.
Archaic.
to liken or compare.
Origin of resemble
OTHER WORDS FROM resemble
re·sem·bling·ly, adverb pre·re·sem·ble, verb, pre·re·sem·bled, pre·re·sem·bling. un·re·sem·bling, adjectiveWords nearby resemble
reseda,
reselect,
resell,
resemblance,
resemblant,
resemble,
resend,
resent,
resentful,
resentment,
reserpine
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British Dictionary definitions for resembling
resemble
/ (rɪˈzɛmbəl) /
verb
(tr)
to possess some similarity to; be like
Derived forms of resemble
resembler, nounWord Origin for resemble
C14: from Old French
resembler, from
re- +
sembler to look like, from Latin
similis like