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upsurge
[
v.
uhp-
surj
;
n.
uhp
-surj
]
Origin
up·surge
/
v.
ʌpˈsɜrdʒ
;
n.
ˈʌpˌsɜrdʒ
/
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[
v.
uhp-
surj
;
n.
uhp
-surj
]
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verb,
-surged,
-surg·ing,
noun
verb (used without object)
1.
to
surge
up; increase; rise:
Water upsurged. Crime upsurged.
noun
2.
the act of
surging
up; a large or rapid increase:
an upsurge in sales.
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Origin:
1915–20;
up-
+
surge
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upsurge
—
vb
1.
literary
chiefly
(
intr
) to surge up
—
n
2.
a rapid rise or swell
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
upsurge
1928, from
up
- +
surge
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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