Reemerging

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Starting to appear or come back into view or attention after a period of absence or inactivity
2. Coming into existence or prominence once more following a time of concealment or dormancy
3. Returning to notice or becoming observable again after not being seen or active for some time

Etymology: The word is built from two parts that have been in English for centuries. The prefix "re-" comes from Latin, where it means "again" or "back," and the verb "emerge" comes from the Latin "emergere," meaning "to rise up out of" or "to come out of" something, such as water or a crowd. Combined, they describe something coming up or out a second time after having gone under or out of sight. "Emerge" entered English through Latin and Old French, and it kept its literal sense for a long time. Early uses referred to a physical thing rising out of liquid, a meaning still alive in phrases about a diver surfacing. The figurative sense of coming into view after being hidden, or becoming known after obscurity, grew from that physical image. Adding "re-" to "emerge" follows the same pattern as countless other English verbs, such as "return" or "reappear." The new word simply takes the picture of rising out of sight and applies it to a second appearance.

Synonyms: reappearing, resurfacing, returning, reoccurring, reviving

Antonyms: disappearing, vanishing, fading, dissolving, ceasing