submerse

submerse
submersion /seuhb merr"zheuhn, -sheuhn/, n.
/seuhb merrs"/, v.t., submersed, submersing.
to submerge.
[1830-40; prob. back-formation from submersion < LL submersion-, s. of submersio a sinking, equiv. to L submers(us) ptp. of submergere to SUBMERGE + -ion- -ION]

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