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Added 9 October 2026

emerge

/ɪˈmɜːd͡ʒ/ verb

In Latin: emergo, exsisto First recorded: late 16th century Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about emerge at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Come out into view, as from concealment.
Suddenly, the proprietor emerged from his office
Come out of.
Water issued from the hole in the wall
Become known or apparent.
Some nice results emerged from the study

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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