immerge

[ ih-murj ]
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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.

Origin of immerge

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

Other words from immerge

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

Words that may be confused with immerge

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How to use immerge in a sentence

  • Her screw was continually immerging and emerging in the violent oscillations of her liquid bed.

    Godfrey Morgan | Jules Verne

British Dictionary definitions for immerge

immerge

/ (ɪˈmɜːdʒ) /


verb
  1. an archaic word for immerse

Origin of immerge

1
C17: from Latin immergere to immerse

Derived forms of immerge

  • immergence, noun

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