| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | e·merge |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   -mûrj |
| INTRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: e·merged, e·merg·ing, e·merg·es
1. To rise from or as if from immersion: Sea mammals must emerge periodically to breathe. 2. To come forth from obscurity: new leaders who may emerge. 3. To become evident: The truth emerged at the inquest. 4. To come into existence. See synonyms at appear. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin  mergere : -, ex-, ex- + mergere, to immerse.
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