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EMERGING
emergent, emerging
(adjective) coming into existence; “an emergent republic”
emerging, rising
(adjective) coming to maturity; “the rising generation”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
emerging (comparative more emerging, superlative most emerging)
Becoming prominent; emergent; rising.
Verb
emerging
present participle of emerge
Noun
emerging (plural emergings)
emergence
Source: Wiktionary
EMERGE
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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TEMPORIZE
(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”
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