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| arise |
to come into view or existence; emerge. [1/4 definitions] |
| basset2 |
in geology, to protrude or emerge, as from a level, background, or buried part; crop out. [1/2 definitions] |
| break even |
to emerge from a transaction without either profit or loss. |
| burst |
to arrive or emerge suddenly. [1/8 definitions] |
| debouch |
to come out; emerge. [1/4 definitions] |
| develop |
to emerge gradually; unfold. [1/10 definitions] |
| eruptive |
tending to emerge violently; explosive. [1/3 definitions] |
| ignite |
to cause to begin or emerge suddenly. [1/5 definitions] |
| occur |
to emerge in one's thoughts (usu. fol. by "to"). [1/3 definitions] |
| prevail |
to emerge as dominant (often fol. by "over"). [1/5 definitions] |
| pump1 |
of a fluid, to emerge in a stream or in spurts. [1/12 definitions] |
| reemerge |
combined form of emerge. |
| transactional analysis |
a method of psychotherapy based on the theory that each person's psyche consists of three ego states that variously emerge in interpersonal relationships. |
| wake1 |
to emerge from sleep (often fol. by "up"). [1/8 definitions] |
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