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Resemble \Re*sem"ble\ (r?-z?m"b'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Resembled} (-b'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Resembling} (-bl?ng).]
[F. ressembler; pref. re- re- + sembler to seem, resemble,
fr. L. similare, simulare, to imitate, fr. similis like,
similar. See {Similar}.]
1. To be like or similar to; to bear the similitude of,
either in appearance or qualities; as, these brothers
resemble each other.
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We will resemble you in that. --Shak.
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2. To liken; to compare; to represent as like. [Obs.]
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The other . . .
He did resemble to his lady bright. --Spenser.
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3. To counterfeit; to imitate. [Obs.] "They can so well
resemble man's speech." --Holland.
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4. To cause to imitate or be like. [R.] --H. Bushnell.
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