Definition

To rise or come back again after a period of decline or inactivity.

Example

After a few years of low sales, the company's profits began to resurge.

Tense Forms

Conversation

Have you noticed how the interest in that old band seems to resurge?

Yeah, I saw they're coming out with a new album soon!

It's amazing how nostalgia can make things resurge like that.

Definitely! People love revisiting the music they grew up with.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

Resurge → It is formed from "re-" (meaning again) and "surgere" (meaning to rise). The word "resurge" means to rise again or to come back to life after a period of inactivity.

Memory Tip

Think of something that 'rises again' — 're-' means again, and 'surgere' means to rise.

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