Definition of RESEMBLE

resemble

Verb

Verb Forms: resembled, resembling, resembles

  • To be similar to or have a likeness.
  • appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to
    • "She resembles her mother very much"
    • "This paper resembles my own work"
  • To be like or similar to (something); to represent as similar.
  • To compare; to regard as similar, to liken.
  • To counterfeit; to imitate.
  • To cause to imitate or be like; to make similar.

Examples

  • Her complex Words With Friends strategy began to resemble mine after a few rounds.
  • The twins resemble each other.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

duplicate, look like, mirror, resemble, smack of

Scrabble Score: 12

resemble: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
resemble: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
resemble: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

resemble: valid Words With Friends Word