verb
resemble
rih-ZEM-buhl/rɪˈzembl/
To be similar in appearance, character, or qualities.
The mother and daughter resemble each other in their facial features.
Etymology
The root meant making something like something else or imitating it; the related sense of appearing like something leads to today's meaning of having a likeness. Re- may have been an intensifier here.
In context
females have horns so that their teenage sons resemble them. There is intense competition amongst mature males in mixed herds. So, the longer young males look like females …
More examples
- With its thick broth, this soup resembles a stew.
- Her writing style closely resembles her mother's.
- The finished model resembled the building in every detail.
Forms
resemble · resembles · resembled · resembling
resemblance noun — Similarity in appearance, character, or qualities.