immerge

im·merge

[ih-murj] verb, im·merged, im·merg·ing.
verb (used without object)
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)
3.
Archaic. to immerse.

Origin:
1605–15; < Latin immergere to dip, plunge, sink into. See im-1, merge

im·mer·gence, noun
un·im·merged, adjective

1. immerge, emerge ; 2. immerge, immerse.
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immerge (ɪˈmɜːdʒ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
an archaic word for immerse
 
[C17: from Latin immergere to immerse]
 
im'mergence
 
n

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