Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Appear (-s)
appeal (appealed, appealing)appearance
appear (-s), v. [OFr < L. ad- + pārē-re, come in sight, come forth.] (webplay: apprehension of the mind, come, faces, known, land, likeness, reality, show, stand, tried, visible, world, yet).
- Emerge; become visible; come into sight; [fig.] bloom; blossom.
- Seem to be; look.
- Materialize; become manifest; become evident.
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