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resemble

resemble is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.To liken; to compare; to represent as like. [Obs.] The other . . . He did resemble to his lady bright. Spenser.
  2. 2.To counterfeit; to imitate. [Obs.] "They can so well resemble man's speech." Holland.
  3. 3.To cause to imitate or be like. [R.] H. Bushnell.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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