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Webster 1913 Edition
Resemble
Re-sem′ble
(r?-z?m′b’l)
, Verb.
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 otherWe will
resemble
you in that. Shakespeare
2.
To liken; to compare; to represent as like.
[Obs.]
The other . . .
He did
He did
resemble
to his lady bright. Spenser.
3.
To counterfeit; to imitate.
[Obs.]
“They can so well resemble man’s speech.” Holland.
4.
To cause to imitate or be like.
[R.]
H. Bushnell.
Webster 1828 Edition
Resemble
RESEM'BLE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To have the likeness of; to bear the similitude of something, either in form, figure or qualities. One man may resemble another in features; he may resemble a third person in temper or deportment.Each one resembled the children of a king. Judges 8.
2.
To liken; to compare; to represent as like something else.The torrid parts of Africa are resembled to a libbard's skin, the distance of whose spots represents the dispersed situation of the habitations.