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resemble definition

re·sem·ble (ri zem′bəl)

transitive verb resembled -·bled, resembling -·bling

  1. to be like or similar to in appearance or nature
  2. Archaic to liken or compare

Etymology: ME resemblen < OFr resembler < re-, again + sembler < L simulare: see simulate

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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