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Definition of Resemble

Resemble

  1. To be like or similar to; to bear the similitude of, either in appearance or qualities; as, these brothers resemble each other.
  2. To liken; to compare; to represent as like.
  3. To counterfeit; to imitate.
  4. To cause to imitate or be like.

Resemble Quotations

All happy families resemble one another, each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.
Leo Tolstoy

Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those who we cannot resemble.
Samuel Johnson

The last great delusion is soon to open before us. Antichrist is to perform his marvelous works in our sight So closely will the counterfeit resemble the true that it will be impossible to distinguish between them except by the Holy Scriptures.
Ellen G. White

Man's natural character is to imitate; that of the sensitive man is to resemble as closely as possible the person whom he loves. It is only by imitating the vices of others that I have earned my misfortunes.
Marquis de Sade

I love inventive food, but I want the classic dishes to taste like how I remember them. I get a little bummed out when there is too much fancy stuff going on and it doesn't resemble the original dish at all.
Drew Barrymore
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Resemble Translations

resemble in Danish is ligne
resemble in Dutch is lijken op, gelijken, lijken
resemble in French is ressemblez, ressemblons, ressembler, ressemblent
resemble in Italian is assomigliarsi
resemble in Portuguese is assemelhe-se
resemble in Spanish is asemejarse, parecerse

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