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resurge
[ ri-surj ]
/ rɪˈsɜrdʒ /
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verb (used without object), re·surged, re·surg·ing.
to rise again, as from desuetude or from virtual extinction.
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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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