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resemble

re·semble

UK/ɹəˈzembəl/ US/ɹɪˈzɛmbəl/ fairly common

verb

1.

appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to

  • “She resembles her mother very much”
  • “This paper resembles my own work”

Origin

From Middle English resemblen, from Anglo-Norman resembler, ressembler, from re- + sembler (“to seem”). By surface analysis, re- + semble.

Phrases

  • I resemble that remark

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