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   emerge

   /ɪˈməːdʒ/

   verb

   • 1. move out of or away from something and become visible: "black ravens emerged from the fog" Similar come outappearcome into viewbecome visiblemake an appearanceturn upspring upcome upsurfacecrop uppop upmaterializemanifest oneselfariseproceedissuecome forthemanateOpposite disappear
   • ▪ (of an insect or other invertebrate) break out from an egg, cocoon, or pupal case: "the larvae pupate among the roots of trees to emerge as the adults"
   • 2. become apparent or prominent: "United have emerged as the bookies' clear favourite" Similar become knownbecome apparentbecome evidentbe revealedcome to lightcome outtranspirecome to the foreenter the pictureunfoldturn outprove to be the casebecome common knowledgeget around
   • ▪ (of facts) become known: "reports of a deadlock emerged during preliminary discussions"
   • 3. recover from or survive a difficult situation: "the economy has started to emerge from recession"

   Word Origin late 16th century (in the sense ‘become known, come to light’): from Latin emergere, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out, forth’ + mergere ‘to dip’.

   Scrabble Points: 9

   • E

     1

   • M

     3

   • E

     1

   • R

     1

   • G

     2

   • E

     1

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