upsurge

[ verb uhp-surj; noun uhp-surj ]
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verb (used without object),up·surged, up·surg·ing.
  1. to surge up; increase; rise: Water upsurged. Crime upsurged.

noun
  1. the act of surging up; a large or rapid increase: an upsurge in sales.

Origin of upsurge

1
First recorded in 1915–20; up- + surge

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British Dictionary definitions for upsurge

upsurge

verb(ʌpˈsɜːdʒ)
  1. (intr) mainly literary to surge up

noun(ˈʌpˌsɜːdʒ)
  1. a rapid rise or swell

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