immerge
Americanverb (used without object)
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to plunge, as into a fluid.
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to disappear by entering into any medium, as the moon into the shadow of the sun.
verb (used with object)
verb
Other Word Forms
- immergence noun
- unimmerged adjective
Etymology
Origin of immerge
First recorded in 1605–15, immerge is from the Latin word immergere to dip, plunge, sink into. See im- 1, merge
Example Sentences
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Much less shall the said Cone swim, if one immerge a part thereof.
From Discourse on Floating Bodies by Galilei, Galileo
Of the probable and the marvellous, two parts of a vulgar epick poem, which immerge the critick in deep consideration, the Paradise Lost requires little to be said.
From Lives of the Poets, Volume 1 by Johnson, Samuel
Thus, by a kind of sacred procedure, I immerge myself into those old stones and recreate my peculiar Roman mood.
From Alone by Douglas, Norman
We entangle ourselves in business, immerge ourselves in luxury, and rove through the labyrinths of inconstancy till the darkness of old age begins to invade us, and disease and anxiety obstruct our way.
From McGuffey's Fifth Eclectic Reader by McGuffey, William Holmes
I say farther; that much lesse shall the said Cone stay afloat, if one immerge a part thereof.
From Discourse on Floating Bodies by Galilei, Galileo
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