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US /ɹɪˈzembəl/ UK /ɹɪˈzɛmbəl/ See IPA manual

Freq #12312

Meanings

1

verb
To look like or be similar to someone or something.

The twins resemble each other so closely that I can't tell them apart.

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1 verb · to look like or be similar... favor recall

More duplicate mirror

Opposites

assimilateconnaturalizediffer normalize standardise

Word family

Forms resembledresemblesresembling

Derived forms resemblanceresemblinglyunresemble

Simplified etymology

Resemble entered English in the Middle Ages and ultimately belongs to the family of Latin similis, “like.” It is therefore historically related to similar, simile, semblance, and simulation.

Etymology

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

*sem- Proto-Indo-European resemblen Middle English resembler xno

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# resemble

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ɹɪˈzembəl/
**IPA (UK):** /ɹɪˈzɛmbəl/
**Frequency rank:** 12312

## Meanings
1. To look like or be similar to someone or something.

## Examples
- The twins resemble each other so closely that I can't tell them apart.

## Synonyms
- duplicate
- mirror

## Antonyms
- assimilate
- connaturalize
- differ
- normalize
- standardise

## Derived Forms
- resemblance
- resemblingly
- unresemble

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *sem-
- Root: resemblen
- Root: resembler

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

## AI Etymology
Resemble comes from Middle English resemblen, from Anglo-Norman resembler, ressembler, from re- + sembler (“to seem”). By surface analysis, re- + semble. Modern senses include to look like or be similar to someone or something.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as resemblance, resemblingly, and unresemble.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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