immerge

[ ih-murj ]

verb (used without object)

, im·merged, im·merg·ing.

1. to plunge, as into a fluid.
2. to disappear by entering into any medium, as the moon into the shadow of the sun.

verb (used with object)

, im·merged, im·merg·ing.

1. Archaic. to immerse.

immerge

/ ɪˈmɜːdʒ /

verb

1. an archaic word for immerse

Derived Forms

• imˈmergence, noun

Other Words From

• im·mergence noun
• unim·merged adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of immerge¹

First recorded in 1605–15, immerge is from the Latin word immergere to dip, plunge, sink into. See im- ¹, merge

Word History and Origins

Origin of immerge¹

C17: from Latin immergere to immerse

Example Sentences

Thus, by a kind of sacred procedure, I immerge myself into those old stones and recreate my peculiar Roman mood.

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