emerge

[ih-murj]

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verb (used without object), e·merged, e·merg·ing.

to come forth into view or notice, as from concealment or obscurity: a ghost emerging from the grave; a ship emerging from the fog.
to rise or come forth from or as if from water or other liquid.
to come up or arise, as a question or difficulty.

to come into existence; develop.
to rise, as from an inferior or unfortunate state or condition.

Origin of emerge

1630–40; < Latin ēmergere to arise out of, equivalent to ē- e-¹ + mergere to dive, sink

Related formsre·e·merge, verb (used without object), re·e·merged, re·e·merg·ing.un·e·merged, adjective

Can be confusedemerge immerge

Synonym study

1. Emerge, emanate, issue mean to come forth. Emerge is used of coming forth from a place shut off from view, or from concealment, or the like, into sight and notice: The sun emerges from behind the clouds. Emanate is used of intangible things, as light or ideas, spreading from a source: Rumors often emanate from irresponsible persons. Issue is often used of a number of persons, a mass of matter, or a volume of smoke, sound, or the like, coming forth through any outlet or outlets: The crowd issued from the building.

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Related Words for emerged

materialize, loom, develop, appear, show, rise, surface, arrive, derive, proceed, spring, originate, flow, emanate, stem, egress, gush, transpire, spurt, dawn

Examples from the Web for emerged

Contemporary Examples of emerged

But the history of the church, which emerged in the late '60s, is far more complicated—and fascinating.
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William Boot
December 21, 2014
He has just emerged from one of the many homes that sit on top of a small hill in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Abu Tur.
In Jerusalem Home Demolitions, the Biblical Justice of Revenge
Creede Newton
November 25, 2014
Clausewitz not only survived World War II; he emerged from it with his reputation greatly enhanced.
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James A. Warren
November 24, 2014
Recently, more weird allegations against Cosby have emerged.
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Marlow Stern
November 24, 2014
The United States emerged as the true victor of World War I in every sense: militarily, economically and morally.
How WWI Produced the Holocaust
J.P. O’Malley
November 21, 2014

Historical Examples of emerged

As soon as they had gone out of my hearing I emerged from the brier thicket.
Biography of a Slave
Charles Thompson
From the woods there emerged the shadowy forms of three men.
In the Midst of Alarms
Robert Barr
Hearing the friendly voices, he emerged uninjured from his retreat.
The Story of the Malakand Field Force
Sir Winston S. Churchill
It was nearing sundown when Kingozi emerged from his tent and gave the signal to move.
The Leopard Woman
Stewart Edward White
It was such that Number Thirteen faced as he emerged from the professor's apartment.
The Monster Men
Edgar Rice Burroughs

British Dictionary definitions for emerged

emerge

verb (intr often foll by from)

to come up to the surface of or rise from water or other liquid
to come into view, as from concealment or obscurityhe emerged from the cave
(foll by from) to come out (of) or live (through a difficult experience)he emerged from his ordeal with dignity
to become apparentseveral interesting things emerged from the report

Derived Formsemerging, adjective

Word Origin for emerge

C17: from Latin ēmergere to rise up from, from mergere to dip

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Word Origin and History for emerged

emerge

1560s, from Middle French émerger, from Latin emergere "rise out or up, bring forth, bring to light," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + mergere "to dip, sink" (see merge). The notion is of rising from a liquid by virtue of buoyancy. Related: Emerged; emerging.