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emerge

US/ɪˈmɜːd͡ʒ/ fairly common

verb

1.

come out into view, as from concealment

  • “Suddenly, the proprietor emerged from his office”
2.

come out of

  • “Water issued from the hole in the wall”
  • “The words seemed to come out by themselves”
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3.

become known or apparent

  • “Some nice results emerged from the study”
4.

come up to the surface of or rise

  • “He felt new emotions emerge”
5.

happen or occur as a result of something

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Origin

First attested in the late 16th century. Borrowed from Middle French emerger, from Latin ēmergō (“to rise up or out”), from ē- (a variant of ex- (“out, forth”)) + mergō (“to dip, to sink”)

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