resurge

[ ri-surj ]

verb (used without object)

, re·surged, re·surg·ing.

1. to rise again, as from desuetude or from virtual extinction.

resurge

/ rɪˈsɜːdʒ /

verb

1. rare.
   intr to rise again from or as if from the dead

Word History and Origins

Origin of resurge¹

1565–75; < Latin resurgere to rise again, appear again, equivalent to re- re- + surgere to lift up, raise, variant of surrigere ( sur- sur- ² + -rigere, combining form of regere to direct, rule)

Word History and Origins

Origin of resurge¹

C16: from Latin resurgere to rise again, reappear, from re- + surgere to lift, arise, surge

Example Sentences

But in the past, the U.S. has seen deadly overdoses dip one year, only to resurge.

From Los Angeles Times

The C.D.C. is focusing on encouraging Americans at highest risk to become vaccinated before the virus resurges.

From New York Times

Measles, a highly contagious but preventable disease, is resurging in pockets of the United States, a warning of the dangers of the strengthening anti-vaccine movement.

From New York Times

While behavioral change can curtail outbreaks in the short term, vaccinations prevent the outbreak from resurging once people return to their normal routines, said Virginia Pitzer, an epidemiologist at the Yale School of Public Health.

From New York Times

The U.S. military presence was never intended to be permanent, but withdrawing now would probably allow Islamic State to resurge.

From Los Angeles Times