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submerse definition

sub·merse (səb mʉrs′)

transitive verb submersed -·mersed′, submersing -·mers′·ing

submerge

Etymology: < L submersus, pp. of submergere

Related Forms:

  • submersion sub·mer′·sion (-mʉr′z̸hən, -s̸hən) noun

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