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resemble

re.sem.ble \ri-'zem-b*l\ \b(*-)lin\ vt or re.sem.bling [ME resemblen, fr. 
   MF resembler, fr. OF, fr. re- + sembler] to be like, seem, fr. L similare 
   to copy, fr. similis like - more at SAME 1: to be like or similar to  
   archaic  2: to represent as like : COMPARE