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–adjective

1.	having a likeness or resemblance, esp. in a general way: two similar houses.

2.	Geometry. (of figures) having the same shape; having corresponding sides proportional and corresponding angles equal: similar triangles.

3.	Mathematics. (of two square matrices) related by means of a similarity transformation.

[Origin: 1605–15; earlier similary < F similaire or ML similāris, equiv. to L simil(is) like, similar (akin to simul together; cf. simplex) + -āris -ar¹

]

—Related forms

sim·i·lar·ly, adverb

—Synonyms 1. like, resembling. See same.

—Antonyms 1. different.

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adj.

Related in appearance or nature; alike though not identical.
Mathematics Having corresponding angles equal and corresponding line segments proportional. Used of geometric figures: similar triangles.

[French similaire, from Latin similis, like; see sem-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

sim'i·lar·ly adv.

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similar

1611 (earlier similary, 1564), from Fr. similaire, from an extended form of L. similis "like," from Old L. semol "together," from PIE base *sem-/*som- "same" (see same).

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similar
adjective
1.	marked by correspondence or resemblance; "similar food at similar prices"; "problems similar to mine"; "they wore similar coats" [ant: dissimilar]
2.	having the same or similar characteristics; "all politicians are alike"; "they looked utterly alike"; "friends are generally alike in background and taste" [syn: alike] [ant: dissimilar]
3.	resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination; "suits of like design"; "a limited circle of like minds"; "members of the cat family have like dispositions"; "as like as two peas in a pod"; "doglike devotion"; "a dreamlike quality" [syn: like] [ant: different]
4.	(of words) expressing closely related meanings
5.	capable of replacing or changing places with something else; permitting mutual substitution without loss of function or suitability; "interchangeable electric outlets" "interchangeable parts" [syn: exchangeable]

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similar [ˈsimilə] adjective

(often with to) alike in many (often most) ways
Example: My house is similar to yours; Our jobs are similar.

Arabic:	مُتَشابِه
Chinese (Simplified):	相似的
Chinese (Traditional):	相似的
Czech:	podobný
Danish:	magen til; af samme slags
Dutch:	gelijksoortig
Estonian:	sarnane
Finnish:	samanlainen
French:	semblable
German:	ähnlich
Greek:	όμοιος, παρόμοιος
Hungarian:	hasonló
Icelandic:	líkur, áþekkur
Indonesian:	serupa
Italian:	simile

Japanese:	似ている
Korean:	유사한, 비슷한
Latvian:	līdzīgs
Lithuanian:	panašus
Norwegian:	liknende
Polish:	podobny
Portuguese (Brazil):	similar, semelhante
Portuguese (Portugal):	parecido
Romanian:	asemănător
Russian:	похожий, подобный
Slovak:	podobný
Slovenian:	podoben
Spanish:	similar, semejante, parecido
Swedish:	lik, liknande, likartad
Turkish:	benzer

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

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As*sim"i*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Assimilated; p. pr. & vb. n. Assimilating.] [L. assimilatus, p. p. of assimilare; ad + similare to make like, similis like. See Similar, Assemble, Assimilate.]

1. To bring to a likeness or to conformity; to cause a resemblance between. --Sir M. Hale.

To assimilate our law to the law of Scotland. --John Bright.

Fast falls a fleecy; the downy flakes Assimilate all objects. --Cowper.

2. To liken; to compa?e. [R.]

3. To appropriate and transform or incorporate into the substance of the assimilating body; to absorb or appropriate, as nourishment; as, food is assimilated and converted into organic tissue.

Hence also animals and vegetables may assimilate their nourishment. --Sir I. Newton.

His mind had no power to assimilate the lessons. --Merivale.

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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.

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