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B1 Topic:Senses & Perception

US /ɹɪˈzembəl/ UK /ɹɪˈzɛmbəl/ See IPA manual

verb Freq #12312

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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

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assimilateconnaturalizediffer normalize standardise

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Forms resembledresemblesresembling

Derived forms resemblanceresemblinglyunresemble

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
- Senses & Perception

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