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to reemerge

to reemerge

8 4.1
To appear again after being away or hidden
  • verb
  • /ˌriːɪˈmɜrdʒ/
translation icon : reemergir
  • Many species thought to be extinct may reemerge if conservation efforts are successful.
  • party reemerged
  • reemerged in force
  • Democratic Party reemerged

You're going to see calls reemerge to quote, end the Fed.

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Examples

  • And then we're surprised when we see those traits or those tendencies reemerge in our modern world.

  • The most insidious aspect of this identity construction is that it is self-perpetuating and continues to reemerge across generations.

    Academic text (2018)
  • Also, there is some reason to believe that effects may reemerge later in some circumstances.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Now questions about German national interest and purpose reemerge in full force.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Suddenly, he reemerges and comes down to where the officials and Jack stand.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • What secret individual memory has suddenly reemerged in the man asleep?

    Fiction book (1993)
  • At this point, the private prescribing doctor reemerged to take part in the wider treatment debate.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Many old demons have survived totalitarianism, and in fact have reemerged ever more strongly.

    Academic text (1995)
  • The notion of Turkey being a model for Islamic countries reemerged more forcefully after September 11.

    Academic text (2005)
  • A little before noon, he reemerged and proudly announced that luncheon was served.

    Fiction book (2002)

Synonyms

to come back
vsto reemerge
1.3

To return to how it was before

focuses on appearing again not only recovery of earlier state or condition
to reappear
vsto reemerge
70 2.7

To come back into sight after being away for a time

is the more general term for returning after absence or inactivity
to come again
vsto reemerge
47 2.1

To return to a place or situation after a short time away

refers to appearing after longer absence or inactivity rather than brief returns
to rise again
vsto reemerge
35 5.7

Come back to life or return to activity after a time away

refers to appearing after absence without implying literal revival from death
to resurface
vsto reemerge
34 4.2

To appear again after being hidden or inactive

is the broader term for returning after absence not only visibility
to come back from the dead
vsto reemerge
  • Informal
15 5.5

Become successful or active again after a long time away

means to appear again after absence but not necessarily as a major comeback
to reawaken
vsto reemerge
10 5.1

To become awake or aware again

means to appear again rather than to gain awareness or wakefulness
to return from the dead
vsto reemerge
5 7.9

To come back to life or appear again after people thought it was gone

is more general and does not require being thought dead before appearing again
to rematerialize
vsto reemerge
  • US
4 9.3

To appear again after being gone or invisible

covers general return after absence and not only regaining physical form
to resurge
vsto reemerge
1 7.4

To become active again after a slow or quiet time

means simply to appear again after being absent not necessarily to grow stronger
like Lazarus
vsto reemerge
  • Literature
1 9.9

Return suddenly after being gone for a long time

describes ordinary reappearance rather than a dramatic sudden return
to re-emerge
vsto reemerge
5.0

To appear again after being hidden or gone

is identical in meaning but written with a hyphen not as one word
to recrudesce
vsto reemerge
  • Specialized
9.9

Start again after a quiet time, usually something bad

is neutral about return and does not focus on unpleasant recurrence

Antonyms

1.0

To stop being seen or to no longer be there

How Visible

to appear
873 1.0
to reemerge
8 4.1
to resurface
34 4.2

Surface Forms

reemerge infinitive
reemerged past
reemerged past participle
reemerging present participle
reemerges third person singular

Morphology

reemerge = emerge (transparent) = re + emerge

This is standard prefixation meaning 'emerge again', which is directly predictable from the base verb.

Etymology

Reemerge is made of re- meaning 'again' and emerge meaning 'to come out' or 'appear'. So to reemerge is to 'appear again' after being hidden or away, like the sun coming out from behind the clouds.