emerge
Verb
Verb Forms: emerged, emerging, emerges
- To come into view or become known.
- come out into view, as from concealment
- "Suddenly, the proprietor emerged from his office"
- come out of
- become known or apparent
- "Some nice results emerged from the study"
- come up to the surface of or rise
- "He felt new emotions emerge"
- happen or occur as a result of something
- To come into view.
- To come out of a situation, object, or a liquid.
- To become known.
Noun
- Alternative spelling of emerg.
Examples
- A winning strategy often seems to emerge from the chaos of a bad rack.
- Gradually the truth emerged.
- He emerged unscathed from the accident.
- The Soviet Union emerged from the ruins of an empire.
- The submarine emerged from the ocean.
Origin / Etymology
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”)
Synonyms
come forth, come out, egress, go forth, issue, appear, come to light, forthcome, heave in sight, transpire
Scrabble Score: 9
emerge: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordemerge: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
emerge: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary