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EMERGE
emerge
(verb) come out into view, as from concealment; “Suddenly, the proprietor emerged from his office”
emerge
(verb) become known or apparent; “Some nice results emerged from the study”
issue, emerge, come out, come forth, go forth, egress
(verb) come out of; “Water issued from the hole in the wall”; “The words seemed to come out by themselves”
emerge
(verb) come up to the surface of or rise; “He felt new emotions emerge”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
emerge (third-person singular simple present emerges, present participle emerging, simple past and past participle emerged)
(intransitive) To come into view.
(intransitive, copulative) To come out of a situation, object or a liquid.
(intransitive) To become known.
Synonyms
• (come into view): come forth, forthcome, heave in sight; see also appear
Anagrams
• mergee
Source: Wiktionary
E*merge", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Emerged; p. pr. & vb. n. Emerging.] Etym: [L. emergere, emersum; e out + mergere to dip, plunge. See Merge.]
Definition: To rise out of a fluid; to come forth from that in which anything has been plunged, enveloped, or concealed; to issue and appear; as, to emerge from the water or the ocean; the sun emerges from behind the moon in an eclipse; to emerge from poverty or obscurity. "Thetis . . . emerging from the deep." Dryden. Those who have emerged from very low, some from the lowest, classes of society. Burke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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