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resemble

re·sem·ble [ ri zémb'l ] (past and past participle re·sem·bled, present participle re·sem·bling, 3rd person present singular re·sem·bles)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
be like somebody or something: to be similar to somebody or something in appearance or behavior

[14th century. < Old French resembler "be very like" < sembler "seem" < Latin simulare (see simulate)]

re·sem·bler noun
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