asemejar
to make look like
Reviewed by: David WestfallCofounder
To make or look similar
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to
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similar
alike in some way
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verb suffix
Asemejar means to make look like and is literally to make one thing similar1 to another.
asemejar ... a
to make look like, to make similar
When you make something look like another thing.
El pintor asemejó el retrato a una fotografíaThe painter made the portrait look like a photograph
Asemejaron la fachada nueva a la del edificio antiguoThey made the new facade similar to the old building's
to compare, to liken
When you present one thing as similar to another. You are making them similar in your comparison.
El escritor asemeja la ciudad a un laberintoThe writer compares the city to a labyrinth
El profesor asemejó el corazón a una bombaThe teacher likened the heart to a pump
asemejarse a
to resemble, to look like
When one thing looks like another. It literally "makes itself similar" to something else, meaning it resembles that other thing.
Mi hermano se asemeja mucho a mi padreMy brother resembles my father a lot
Esa nube se asemeja a un caballoThat cloud looks like a horse