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Webster 1913 Edition
Emerge
E-merge′
,Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Emerged
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Emerging
.] To rise out of a fluid; to come forth from that in which anything has been plunged, enveloped, or concealed; to issue and appear;
“Thetis . . . emerging from the deep.” 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. Dryden.
Those who have
emerged
from very low, some from the lowest, classes of society. Burke.
Webster 1828 Edition
Emerge
EMERGE
,Verb.
I.
1.
To rise out of a fluid or other covering or surrounding substance; as, to emerge from the water or from the ocean.That is--emerging from the deep.
We say, a planet emerges from the sun's light; a star emerging from chaos. It is opposed to immerge.
2.
To issue; to proceed from.3.
To reappear, after being eclipsed; to leave the sphere of the obscuring object.The sun is said to emerge, when the moon ceases to obscure its light; the satellites of Jupiter emerge, when they appear beyond the limb of the planet.
4.
To rise out of a state of depression or obscurity; to rise into view; as, to emerge from poverty or obscurity; to emerge from the gloom of despondency.