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Resemble
Pronunciation : Re*sem"ble (r-zm"b'l)
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [F. ressembler; pref. re- re- + sembler to seem, resemble, fr. L. similare, simulare, to imitate, fr. similis like, similar. See Similar.]
Definition : 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.
t. [imp. & p. p. Resembled (-b'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Resembling (-blng).]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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