Emerge
[ɪ'mɜːdʒ] or [ɪ'mɝdʒ]
Definition
(verb.) come out into view, as from concealment; 'Suddenly, the proprietor emerged from his office'.
(verb.) become known or apparent; 'Some nice results emerged from the study'.
(verb.) come up to the surface of or rise; 'He felt new emotions emerge'.
Checker: Thomas--From WordNet
Definition
(v. i.) To rise out of a fluid; to come forth from that in which anything has been plunged, enveloped, or concealed; to issue and appear; as, to emerge from the water or the ocean; the sun emerges from behind the moon in an eclipse; to emerge from poverty or obscurity.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
v. n. [1]. Rise (out of a fluid), come up.[2]. Issue, emanate, escape, come forth.[3]. Appear, become visible, rise into view.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Escape, issue, evene, appear
ANT:Enter, incur, retreat, recede, abscond
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Definition
v.i. to rise out of: to issue or come forth: to reappear after being concealed: to come into view: to result.—ns. Emer′gence Emer′gency act of emerging: sudden appearance: an unexpected occurrence: pressing necessity; Emer′gency-man a man provided for any special service esp. in Irish evictions and in saving the crops and other property of men boycotted.—adj. Emer′gent emerging: suddenly appearing: arising unexpectedly: urgent.—adv. Emer′gently.—n. Emer′sion act of emerging: (astron.) the reappearance of a heavenly body after being eclipsed by another or by the sun's brightness.
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Examples
- Two conclusions emerge from these general statements. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- The ray _AC_, parallel to the principal axis, will pass through the lens and emerge as _DE_. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- No sooner did Fifine emerge from his hands than Désirée declared herself ill. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- The axles are continually moving through this oven, and at the expiration of about forty-five minutes emerge from the far end completely baked. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Training and opportunity decide in the main how men's lust shall emerge. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- It was the first real state to emerge from the universal wreckage. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- In a perfectly cut diamond, the facets are so carefully arranged that entering rays of light jump from wall to wall of this transparent enclosure and emerge again at the very point of entry. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- I then signed to Mr. Peggotty to remain where he was, and emerged from their shade to speak to her. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- When the mass of men emerged from slavish obedience and made democracy inevitable, the taboo entered upon its final illness. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Mrs. Sowerberry emerged from a little room behind the shop, and presented the form of a short, then, squeezed-up woman, with a vixenish countenance. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- The vital part of the population has pretty well emerged from any dumb acquiescence in constitutions. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- As we advanced the light increased until presently we emerged into well-lighted passageways. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- The noise was released, the little locomotive with her clanking steel connecting-rod emerged on the highroad, clanking sharply. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- A universal shriek arose as the russet boots waved wildly from the wreck and a golden head emerged, exclaiming, I told you so! Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- You see I am only just emerging from my lowly station. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Miss Keeldar was just emerging from her flowery refuge when Mr. Helstone entered the garden and met her. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- We descended from Parnassus, emerging from its many folds, and passed through Livadia on our road to Attica. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- I think I hear it cry with an articulate voice; I call you up from the cabin; I show you an image, fair as alabaster, emerging from the dim wave. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Missus'--roared the man with the red head, emerging from the garden, and looking very hard at the horse--'missus! Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- What was the stupefaction of the friendly movers when this object at last emerging, proved to be a much-dilapidated dark lantern! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Our world to-day seems to be emerging with fluctuations from a prolonged phase of adversity and extreme conditions. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- When light passes from air into water, or from any transparent substance into another of different density, its direction is changed, and it emerges along an entirely new path (Fig. 64). Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The water which thus passes into the humus and the soil beneath does not remain there, but slowly seeps downward, and finally after weeks and months emerges at a lower level as a stream. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- When the spoon emerges from the plating solution (see No. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- A complete plan emerges like a piece of machinery, apparently fitted for every emergency. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- Hence during a lunar eclipse the moon first enters the penumbra, then is totally eclipsed by the umbra, then emerges through the penumbra again. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Finally emerges the intellectual and reasoning soul. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- If impure water filters through charcoal, it emerges pure, having left its impurities in the pores of the charcoal. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
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