submerse

pronunciation

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  • Verb:
    sink below the surface; go under or as if under water
    put under water

Word Origin

submerse (v.)
early 15c., "to submerge, plunge" (transitive), from Latin submersus, past participle of submergere (see submerge). Modern use (18c.) might be a back-formation from submersion. Related: Submersed; submersing.

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