似(に)せる

にせる
verb (ichidan)
to imitate; to make to resemble; to copy
他動詞 transitiveaction
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present似(に)せる似(に)せない
Present polite似(に)せます似(に)せません
Past似(に)せた似(に)せなかった
Past polite似(に)せました似(に)せませんでした
て form似(に)せて似(に)せなくて
ている present似(に)せている似(に)せていない
ている polite似(に)せています似(に)せていません
ている past似(に)せていた似(に)せていなかった
ている past polite似(に)せていました似(に)せていませんでした
Conditional ば似(に)せれば似(に)せなければ
Conditional たら似(に)せたら似(に)せなかったら
Volitional似(に)せよう—
Volitional polite似(に)せましょう—
Potential似(に)せられる似(に)せられない
Passive似(に)せられる似(に)せられない
Causative似(に)せさせる似(に)せさせない
Imperative似(に)せろ似(に)せるな
1. to imitate; to make to resemble; to copy the appearance of
To deliberately make something look like or resemble something else. Often used for creating reproductions, copying styles, or disguising something as another thing.
To make it to look like the real thing.
I painted it in imitation of a famous artist's style.
He's good at imitating voices and can mimic anyone.
This product is a counterfeit made to resemble the brand-name item.

Causative-like form derived from 似(に)る (to resemble). While 似(に)る describes a state of resemblance, 似(に)せる describes the deliberate act of making something resemble something else. The word 偽(にせ) (fake, counterfeit) is etymologically related.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 真似(まね)する: to imitate, mimic — broader; includes imitating behavior, gestures, and speech
  • 模倣(もほう)する: to imitate, emulate — formal; used for copying styles, methods, or works
  • 似(に)る: to resemble — describes a natural or existing resemblance, not a deliberate act