Main Entry:

sub·merse

Pronunciation:

\səb-ˈmərs\

Function:

transitive verb

Inflected Form(s):

sub·mersed; sub·mers·ing

Etymology:

Latin submersus, past participle of submergere

Date:

1837

: submerge

— sub·mer·sion \-ˈmər-zhən, -shən\ noun