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† iˈmmersable, a. Obs. rare—0. [ad. L. immersābilis ‘that cannot be sunk’ (Horace), f. im- (im-2) + *mersābilis, f. mersāre to dip in, immerse. Cf. immersible1.] Incapable of being drowned.
[1623Cockeram ii, Not to bee Drowned, immeasurable.] 1676Coles, Immersable, which cannot be drowned, uncapable of immersion. 1730–6Bailey (folio), Immersable, that cannot be dipped, etc. |