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5 تَمَثَّلَ بِكَذَا ذ [ He affected to be like, or imitated, such a thing; ] i. q. تَشَبَّهَ بِهِ. (TA, art. شبه.) ― -b2- تَمَثَّلَ البَيْتَ and [more commonly] بِالبَيْتِ He used, or applied, the verse as a proverb, or proverbially. (MA.) ― -b3- See تَشَبَّهَ.