submergence

[suhb-murj]

sub·merge

[suhb-murj] verb, sub·merged, sub·merg·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to put or sink below the surface of water or any other enveloping medium.
2.
to cover or overflow with water; immerse.
3.
to cover; bury; subordinate; suppress: His aspirations were submerged by the necessity of making a living.
verb (used without object)
4.
to sink or plunge under water or beneath the surface of any enveloping medium.
5.
to be covered or lost from sight.

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Submergence is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.

Origin:
1600–10; < Latin submergere, equivalent to sub- sub- + mergere to dip, immerse; see merge

sub·mer·gence, noun
non·sub·mer·gence, noun
re·sub·merge, verb, re·sub·merged, re·sub·merg·ing.
un·sub·merg·ing, adjective


1. submerse. 2. flood, inundate, engulf.

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submerge or submerse (səbˈmɜːdʒ, səbˈmɜːs)
 
vb
1.  to plunge, sink, or dive or cause to plunge, sink, or dive below the surface of water, etc
2.  (tr) to cover with water or some other liquid
3.  (tr) to hide; suppress
4.  (tr) to overwhelm, as with work, difficulties, etc
 
[C17: from Latin submergere, from sub- + mergere to immerse]
 
submerse or submerse
 
vb
 
[C17: from Latin submergere, from sub- + mergere to immerse]
 
sub'mergence or submerse
 
n
 
submersion or submerse
 
n

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