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unresemble

unresemble verb: not to resemble; to look or seem unlike.

Verb

unresemble (third-person singular simple present unresembles, present participle unresembling, simple past and past participle unresembled)

  1. (rare, transitive) Not to resemble; to look or seem unlike.
    • Behold a draught, not unresembling the face of Christianity in this new world, when Father Xavier arrived in it.1688, John Dryden, The Life of Saint Francis Xavier
    • Now, Mr. Cox, you must know, that half barrels seen at a distance, do not entirely unresemble cannons.1812, The Irish magazine, and monthly asylum for neglected biography. Feb.-Nov. 1808, Jan. 1809

Forms of unresemble

third-person singular presentunresembles
present participleunresembling
past participleunresembled
pastunresembled

Origin of unresemble

From un- + resemble.

Questions about unresemble

What does unresemble mean?
Unresemble means not to resemble; to look or seem unlike.
What part of speech is unresemble?
Unresemble is a verb.
What is the past tense of unresemble?
The past tense of unresemble is unresembled.

Words near unresemble in the dictionary

  1. unresectability
  2. unresectable
  3. unresected
  4. unreseeded
  5. unresemblant
  6. unresemble
  7. unresembled
  8. unresembles
  9. unresembling
  10. unresentable
  11. unresented

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