emerge

emerge

intransitive verb \i-ˈmərj\

emergedemerg·ing

Definition of EMERGE

1

: to become manifest : become known <new problems emerged>

2

: to rise from or as if from an enveloping fluid : come out into view <a diver emerging from the water>

3

: to rise from an obscure or inferior position or condition <someone must emerge as a leader>

4

: to come into being through evolution

Examples of EMERGE

1. The facts emerged after a lengthy investigation.
2. Several possible candidates have emerged.
3. She has emerged as a leading contender in the field.
4. His war record has emerged as a key issue in the election.
5. when land first emerged from the sea
6. The cat emerged from its hiding place behind the couch.
7. animals emerging from a long period of inactivity

Origin of EMERGE

Latin emergere, from e- + mergere to plunge — more at merge

First Known Use: 1563

Related to EMERGE

Synonyms

come up, crop (up), arise, materialize, spring (up), surface

Related Words

appear, come out, show up, turn up; chance, come, come about, fall out, go (on), go off, hap, happen, occur, pass, transpire; interfere, interpose, intervene, intrude

Rhymes with EMERGE

converge, deterge, diverge, immerge, resurge, submerge, upsurge