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

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

The idea is that it wasn’t just masks, social distancing or other pandemic restrictions that caused flu and other respiratory viruses to fade while the coronavirus reigned, and to resurge as it receded.

From New York Times • Apr. 8, 2022

Dibiny said that when spring break arrives, cases could resurge, and “next thing you know they’re going to say, ‘No, now it’s mandatory again.’

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 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

"And, indeed, I wish my grandfather were here, and would resurge, as he promises to do on his tombstone; and would bring my father, the Ensign, with him."

From The Virginians by Thackeray, William Makepeace