resemble

[ri-zem-buhl]

verb (used with object)

resembled, resembling 

1. to be like or similar to.

2. Archaic.,  to liken or compare.

resemble

/ rɪˈzɛmbəl /

verb

1. (tr) to possess some similarity to; be like

Other Word Forms

• resembler noun
• resemblingly adverb
• preresemble verb
• unresembling adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of resemble¹

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English resemblen, from Middle French resembler, Old French, from re- re- + sembler “to seem, be like” (from Latin similāre, derivative of similis “like”; similar )

Word History and Origins

Origin of resemble¹

C14: from Old French resembler , from _re- + sembler to look like, from Latin similis like

Example Sentences

Shades resembling minerals, stones and grasses compared to custom blended paints.

From Los Angeles Times

Tech firms were beginning to resemble the "politically directed companies of China," he argued, despite their criticism of Chinese authoritarianism.

From BBC

Suede quickly dissociated from Britpop when it curdled into something the band couldn’t recognize; something that, to the group, resembled a kind of jingoism.

From Los Angeles Times

Firstly, Kassem said, the look of the body's face, skin colour and hair still resembled Sadr's, despite the passage of time.

From BBC

Pigments made of minerals including hematite and rocks like lapis lazuli are ground into nanoparticles and suspended in silica, resembling “melted glass,” as Magaloni describes.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• feature 
• mirror 
• parallel 
• simulate