resurge

[ ri-surj ]

/ rɪˈsɜrdʒ /

verb (used without object), re·surged, re·surg·ing.

to rise again, as from desuetude or from virtual extinction.

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Origin of resurge

1565–75; < Latin resurgere to rise again, appear again, equivalent to re- re- + surgere to lift up, raise, variant of surrigere (sur- sur-² + -rigere, combining form of regere to direct, rule)

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Examples from the Web for resurge

At his words of authority concerning the girl I loved I felt a resurge of the old suspicion and jealousy.
City of Endless Night|Milo Hastings
It is the years of boyhood and youth which resurge in my consciousness; their tints are vivid, their tones are clear.
Ghetto Tragedies|Israel Zangwill
Potch lifted her hand to his lips, a resurge of the virile male in him moving his restraint.
The Black Opal|Katharine Susannah Prichard

British Dictionary definitions for resurge

resurge

/ (rɪˈsɜːdʒ) /

verb

(intr) rare to rise again from or as if from the dead

Word Origin for resurge

C16: from Latin resurgere to rise again, reappear, from re- + surgere to lift, arise, surge

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Word Origin and History for resurge

resurge

1887 in modern use, back-formation from resurgent. The verb also was in use in 17c., from Latin resurgere, but it became obsolete. An older verb form was resourd (mid-15c.). Related: Resurged; resurging.