Reemerge

Part of speech: verb

Pronunciation: /ɹi.iˈmɝd͡ʒ/

Definitions

1. To become visible or significant again after being concealed or overlooked
2. To appear or come into view once more after having been hidden or absent
3. To become noticeable or come back into existence following a period of invisibility or inactivity

Etymology: "Reemerge" is about as plain as English compounds get: the prefix "re-", meaning "again" or "back", attached to "emerge." The Latin "emergere" was built from "e-" ("out") and "mergere" ("to dip or plunge"), so the verb originally pictured something rising out of liquid, a sense that still lingers when a diver surfaces or a sun breaks through cloud. The prefix "re-" traveled a longer road than the base verb. It came into English through Latin, Old French, and Middle English, and it has been productive in English ever since, so writers can attach it to almost any verb that suggests a return. "Reemerge" is therefore a transparent formation: it means to rise out of view or inactivity a second time, and the root image of coming up out of water still fits it.

Synonyms: reappear, return

Antonyms: disappear, vanish