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resemble |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Resemble \Re*sem"ble\ (r?-z?m"b'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Resembled} (-b'ld); p. pr & vb n. {Resembling} (-bl?ng).] [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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: resemble v : appear like be similar to "She resembles her mother very much"; "This paper resembles my own work"
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