submergence


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
submerge/səbˈmɜːʤ/
verb
  • 1 cause to be under water.

    ■ descend below the surface of water.

  • 2 completely cover or obscure.
– derivatives
submergence noun,
submergible adjective.
– origin C17: from L. submergere, from sub- ‘under’ + mergere ‘to dip’.
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