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resurge

re·surge
R r

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ri-surj]
    • /rɪˈsɜrdʒ/
    • /ˌriːˈsɜːʤ /
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ri-surj]
    • /rɪˈsɜrdʒ/

Definitions of resurge word

  • verb without object resurge to rise again, as from desuetude or from virtual extinction. 1
  • verb resurge to rise again from or as if from the dead 0
  • intransitive verb resurge to rise again; be resurrected 0
  • intransitive verb resurge to surge back again 0

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Origin of resurge

First appearance:

before 1565
One of the 32% oldest English words
1565-75; < Latin resurgere to rise again, appear again, equivalent to re- re- + surgere to lift up, raise, variant of surrigere (sur- sur-2 + -rigere, combining form of regere to direct, rule)

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Parts of speech for Resurge

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

resurge popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

resurge usage trend in Literature

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