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resembling
[
ri-
zem
-b
uh
l
]
Origin
re·sem·ble
/
rɪˈzɛm
bəl
/
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[
ri-
zem
-b
uh
l
]
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verb (used with object),
-bled,
-bling.
1.
to be like or similar to.
2.
Archaic
.
to liken or compare.
Origin:
1300–50;
Middle English
resemblen
<
Middle French
resembler,
Old French,
equivalent to
re-
re-
+
sembler
to seem, be like <
Latin
similāre,
derivative of
similis
like;
see
similar
Related forms
re·sem·bling·ly,
adverb
pre·re·sem·ble,
verb,
-bled,
-bling.
un·re·sem·bling,
adjective
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Word Origin & History
resemble
mid-14c., from O.Fr. resembler (12c.), from re-, intensive prefix, + sembler "to appear, to seem, be like," from L. simulare "to copy."
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