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re⋅surge

[ri-surj]
–verb (used without object), -surged, -surg⋅ing.
to rise again, as from desuetude or from virtual extinction.

Origin:
1565–75; < L resurgere to rise again, appear again, equiv. to re- re- + surgere to lift up, raise, var. of surrigere (sur- sur- 2 + -rigere, comb. form of regere to direct, rule)
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re·surge   (rĭ-sûrj')   
intr.v.   re·surged, re·surg·ing, re·surg·es
  1. To rise again; experience resurgence.

  2. To sweep or surge back again.


[Latin resurgere : re-, re- + surgere, to rise; see surge. Sense 2, re- + surge.]
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