semble

S1E1M3B3L1E1
/ˈsɛmbəl/

verb

To imitate; to make a representation or likeness.

OriginMiddle English semblen ← Old French sembler →
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Meanings

semble1

verbsemble (third-person singular simple present sembles, present participle sembling, simple past and past participle sembled)

present singular third person sembles · participle present sembling · participle past sembled · past sembled

  1. obsoleteTo imitate; to make a representation or likeness.

    Where sembling art may carve the fair effect.

    1706, Matthew Prior, An Ode humbly inscrib'd to the queen
  2. singularsingular onlythird personlawIt seems; it appears that

semble2

adjectivesemble (not comparable)
  1. not comparableobsoleteLike; resembling.

    name and deede that bare the semble stile

    1584, Thomas Hudson, Judith

Origin

semble · verb

  1. Old Frenchsembler“to resemble”
  2. Middle Englishsemblen
  3. Englishsemble

From Middle English semblen, from Old French sembler (“to resemble”).

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semble · adjective

  1. Old Frenchsemble
  2. Middle Englishsemble
  3. Englishsemble

From Middle English semble, from Old French semble.

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Cite this entry
APA

semble. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semble

MLA

“semble.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semble. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “semble,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semble.

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