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emerge v. 1 appear, come out, come forth, come up, rise; arise,
surface, come into view or notice, come to light, be revealed,
crop up, turn out, develop, become known, become apparent,
transpire, happen, evolve: It emerged that she had bought a
pistol that morning. 2 issue, emanate, come forth, proceed:
The train emerged from the tunnel.
emergence n. rise, surfacing, appearance; development, materialization,
manifestation: They were surprised by his emergence as leader.
emergency n. crisis, exigency, danger, predicament, difficulty, pinch:
In an emergency, put on lifebelts.
emigrant n. ‚migr‚, expatriate, displaced person, DP, refugee, boat
person; colonist, settler: For millions of European emigrants,
their first sight of the promised land was the Statue of Liberty
in New York harbour.
emigrate v. migrate, move, relocate, resettle; leave, quit, depart,
forsake: Her parents emigrated from Turkey and settled in
Scotland.
eminent adj. 1 distinguished, esteemed, exalted, respected, revered,
honoured, dignified, notable, noteworthy, important, noted,
outstanding, prominent, pre-eminent, conspicuous, superior,
great, illustrious, famous, renowned, well-known, celebrated:
McLeod is an eminent meteorologist. 2 conspicuous, outstanding,
marked: His suggestion made eminent good sense.
eminently adv. very, exceedingly, extremely, exceptionally, remarkably,
singularly, notably, signally: This man is eminently well
suited for his job.
emit v. discharge, eject, expel, emanate, send out or forth, pour
out or forth, give off or out, issue, vent, radiate; exhale;
exude, ooze: The factory has been emitting toxic gases into the
atmosphere.
emotion n. feeling, passion, sentiment, sensation: They say there is a
fine line between the emotions of love and hate.
emotional adj. 1 passionate, impassioned, ardent, enthusiastic, heated,