submerse

(səb mʉrs′)

submerge

Origin: < L submersus, pp. of submergere

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transitive verb sub·mersed, sub·mers·ing, sub·mers·es

To submerge.

Origin:

Origin: Probably back-formation from submersion, act of submerging

Origin: , from Late Latin submersiō, submersiōn-

Origin: , from Latin submersus

Origin: , past participle of submergere, to submerge; see submerge

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