insurge

insurge verb: to rise up as an insurgent or in an insurgency.

Verb

insurge (third-person singular simple present insurges, present participle insurging, simple past and past participle insurged)

(transitive) To rise up as an insurgent or in an insurgency.
- Thus before July, 1855, Spain was again convulsed, and Catalonia insurged under Cabecilla Marsal, the Carlist chief.1856, The Dublin University Magazine: A Literary and Political Journal, page 295
- Well then, the insurgents who insurged against the other insurgents of 4th September said very wisely, that they were just as good as the other side; and certainly they had equal right with them.1866, Belgravia, Belgravia, a London magazine, conducted by M.E. Braddon, page 334

They have been trying to do enough insurging to satisfy the insurgents in their district, but they will not do any more.1910, The Tariff Review ..., page 216:
Shocking as this may sound, I had recognized Insurgents before.2018 December 9, Katherine Hurlin, The Insurgents: Plotting to Overthrow the Regent, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 10:

third-person singular present	insurges
present participle	insurging
past participle	insurged
past	insurged

What does insurge mean?: Insurge means to rise up as an insurgent or in an insurgency.
How do you use insurge in a sentence?: They have been trying to do enough insurging to satisfy the insurgents in their district, but they will not do any more.
What part of speech is insurge?: Insurge is a verb.
What is the past tense of insurge?: The past tense of insurge is insurged.

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