verb transitiveWord forms: subˈmersed or subˈmersing
submerge
Derived forms
submersion (subˈmersion) (sʌbˈmɜrʒən; sʌbˈmɜrʃən)
noun
Word origin
< L submersus, pp. of submergere
submerse in American English
(səbˈmɜːrs)
transitive verbWord forms: -mersed, -mersing
to submerge
Derived forms
submersion (səbˈmɜːrʒən, -ʃən)
noun
Word origin
[1830–40; prob. back-formation from submersion ‹ LL submersiōn-, s. of submersiō a sinking, equiv. to L submers(us) ptp. of submergere to submerge + -iōn--ion]This word is first recorded in the period 1830–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: ante, isomerism, isometric, orientation, walkover