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

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

President Felix Tshisekedi is expected to seek re-election after a first term marked by economic hardship and a resurge of rebel activity in the east.

From Reuters • Dec. 26, 2022

Federal health officials have said they need to choose one or more revised versions by June to manufacture doses by the fall, when they expect the coronavirus to resurge.

From New York Times • Apr. 29, 2022

Jafari worries it could resurge when the weather warms and people begin to travel for Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 2, 2022

As the girl slipped away between the bushes, like something floating out of a dream, Barlow stood at the open door, a resurge of abasement flooding his soul.

From Caste by Fraser, William Alexander