assemelhar

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *(as)similiāre, a verb based on Latin similis (similar). By surface analysis, a- +‎ semelhar. Compare Spanish asemejar. Doublet of assimilar.

Pronunciation

 
 

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  • Hyphenation: as‧se‧me‧lhar

Verb

assemelhar (first-person singular present assemelho, first-person singular preterite assemelhei, past participle assemelhado)

  1. to resemble
    • 1995, Ariovaldo Franco, De Caçador a Gourmet, Thesaurus Editora, →ISBN, page 113:
      Sake, vinho de arroz, é a principal bebida alcoólica do país. A palavras sake é abreviação de sakae, ou seja, prosperidade. Na verdade sake se assemelha mais à cerveja sem gás do que ao vinho.
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