resurge

American  

[ri-surj] / rɪˈsɜrdʒ /

verb (used without object)

resurged, resurging

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

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resurge British  

/ rɪˈsɜːdʒ /

verb

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

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Etymology

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)

Explanation

Call it a comeback! To resurge is to come back or rise again. If you have lost your mojo or motivation, be patient. Hopefully, it will resurge... Resurge has surge as its base word. Surge is from the Latin word surgere, meaning "to rise or swell." In its original sense, surge referred to rising water — like a rising tide. Resurge means to come back from a low point to rise again. Old fads can resurge, as can old romances.

Example Sentences

Waller expressed concern that the Fed might be “head-faked” by temporary slowdowns in inflation, only for prices to resurge again, which previously occurred in mid-2021 and the fall of 2020.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 24, 2023

Far from declaring victory over inflation they've focused on the risks it might resurge, worried over its stubbornness, and been more likely than not to pencil in higher interest rates if there was any doubt.

From Reuters • Jul. 12, 2023

At times, the preteen translated questions into Spanish for her mother, who said Merlina had been suffering a fever that would dip a little after she took Tylenol, only to resurge again.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2023

As officials once again face public and political pressure to ease gun violence and anxieties over crime, some residents fear that dubious practices could resurge — and that misconduct may grow increasingly common.

From New York Times • May 5, 2022

He found himself looking deep into other eyes that were like pools of violet shadow troubled by a deep surge and resurge of feeling for which there was no name.

From Red Masquerade by Vance, Louis Joseph