emerge

noun

Alternative spelling of emerg. [(Canada, slang, medicine) The emergency department of a hospital.]

verb

(intransitive) To come into view.

(intransitive) To become known.

(intransitive, copulative) To come out of a situation, object, or a liquid.

Roots

mergomerg- · Latin · dip, plunge

Synonyms for emerge

arisev appearv materializev comev eruptv originatev emanatev evolvev happenv developv

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