Emerge

//ɪˈmɜːd͡ʒ// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of emerg. alt-of, alternative
Verb
  1. 1
    To come into view. intransitive

    "There were many wooden chairs for the bulk of his visitors, and two wicker armchairs with red cloth cushions for superior people. From the packing-cases had emerged some Indian clubs,[…], and all these articles[…] made a scattered and untidy decoration that Mrs. Clough assiduously dusted and greatly cherished."

  2. 2
    come out into view, as from concealment wordnet
  3. 3
    To come out of a situation, object, or a liquid. copulative, intransitive

    "He emerged unscathed from the accident."

  4. 4
    become known or apparent wordnet
  5. 5
    To become known. intransitive

    "Gradually the truth emerged."

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  1. 6
    come out of wordnet
  2. 7
    come up to the surface of or rise wordnet
  3. 8
    happen or occur as a result of something wordnet

Synonyms

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come forthappeararisecome forthcome outcome to light

Antonyms

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dive

Example

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"One finding to emerge was that critical features differ between species."

Etymology

First attested in the late 16th century. Borrowed from Middle French emerger, from Latin ēmergō (“to rise up or out”), from ē- (a variant of ex- (“out, forth”)) + mergō (“to dip, to sink”)

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