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Emerge

//ɪˈmɜːd͡ʒ// noun, verb

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

Etymology

Etymology 1

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”)

Etymology 2

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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