submerse

[suh b-murs]

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verb (used with object), sub·mersed, sub·mers·ing.

to submerge.

Origin of submerse

1830–40; probably back-formation from submersion < Late Latin submersiōn-, stem of submersiō a sinking, equivalent to Latin submers(us) past participle of submergere to submerge + -iōn- -ion

Related formssub·mer·sion

[suh b-mur-zhuh n, -shuh n] /səbˈmɜr ʒən, -ʃən/, noun

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Related Words for submersion

overabundance, torrent, deluge, jump, descent, dive, spree, fall, dunk, leap, plunge, dip, surplus, plethora, encroachment, surfeit, redundancy, propulsion, exuberance, enforcement

Examples from the Web for submersion

Contemporary Examples of submersion

But it was hardly rare—the kind of submersion we routinely see in flooded Mississippi River towns.
A Hurricane of Hype
Howard Kurtz
August 28, 2011

Historical Examples of submersion

The paper was immediately destroyed by submersion and concrete remained.
Concrete Construction
Halbert P. Gillette
At the time of the submersion of Atland, the first spoke of the Juul stood at the top.
The Oera Linda Book
Anonymous
Not figuratively foreshowing, I hope, by its submersion, the fate of all the rest.
The Works of William Cowper
William Cowper
This, briefly, is the story of the submersion of the Fijians.
The Pacific Triangle
Sydney Greenbie
I was able to follow our submersion by means of the manometer.
Aircraft and Submarines
Willis J. Abbot.

Word Origin and History for submersion

early 15c., from Late Latin submersionem (nominative submersio), from past participle stem of submergere "to sink" (see submerge).

submerse

early 15c., from Latin submersus, past participle of submergere (see submerge). Related: Submersed; submersing.