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Resemble

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

v. To exhibit similarity or likeness to.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

v. To be like or similar to (something); to represent as similar.

v. To compare; to regard as similar, to liken.

v. To counterfeit; to imitate.

v. To cause to imitate or be like; to make similar.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

v. To be like or similar to; to bear the similitude of, either in appearance or qualities.

v. To liken; to compare; to represent as like.

v. To counterfeit; to imitate.

v. To cause to imitate or be like.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

To be like to; have similarity to, in form, figure, or qualities.

To represent as like something else; liken; compare; note a resemblance.

To imitate; simulate; counterfeit.

To be like: have a resemblance; appear.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

v. appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to

Word Usage

"The three populations I most resemble from a genetic perspective (besides other Ashkenazic Jews, and, I assume, likely Sephardic Jews as well) are Druze, Bedouin, and Palestinian."

Verb Form

resembled resembles resembling

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

fit tally check correspond match

Hyponym

imitate recall approximate come close echo

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

liken compare counterfeit imitate simulate

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

assemble disassemble dissemble reassemble tremble