immerge to plunge, as into a fluid; to disappear, as the moon in the shadow of the sun:
The whale immerged back into the sea. Not to be confused with: emerge – to come into view; emanate:
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im·merge (ĭ-mûrj′) intr.v. im·merged ,
im·merg·ing ,
im·merg·es To submerge or disappear in or as if in a liquid.
[Latin immergere ; see immerse .]
im·mer′gence n.
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immerge (ɪˈmɜːdʒ ) [C17: from Latin immergere to immerse]
imˈmergence n
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im•merge (ɪˈmɜrdʒ) v. -merged, -merg•ing. to plunge or disappear into something.
[1605–15; < Latin
immergere to dip, plunge, sink into; see
im- 1 ,
merge ]
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immerge Past participle: immergedGerund: immergingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I immerge you immerge he/she/it immerges we immerge you immerge they immerge
Preterite I immerged you immerged he/she/it immerged we immerged you immerged they immerged
Present Continuous I am immerging you are immerging he/she/it is immerging we are immerging you are immerging they are immerging
Present Perfect I have immerged you have immerged he/she/it has immerged we have immerged you have immerged they have immerged
Past Continuous I was immerging you were immerging he/she/it was immerging we were immerging you were immerging they were immerging
Past Perfect I had immerged you had immerged he/she/it had immerged we had immerged you had immerged they had immerged
Future I will immerge you will immerge he/she/it will immerge we will immerge you will immerge they will immerge
Future Perfect I will have immerged you will have immerged he/she/it will have immerged we will have immerged you will have immerged they will have immerged
Future Continuous I will be immerging you will be immerging he/she/it will be immerging we will be immerging you will be immerging they will be immerging
Present Perfect Continuous I have been immerging you have been immerging he/she/it has been immerging we have been immerging you have been immerging they have been immerging
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been immerging you will have been immerging he/she/it will have been immerging we will have been immerging you will have been immerging they will have been immerging
Past Perfect Continuous I had been immerging you had been immerging he/she/it had been immerging we had been immerging you had been immerging they had been immerging
Conditional I would immerge you would immerge he/she/it would immerge we would immerge you would immerge they would immerge
Past Conditional I would have immerged you would have immerged he/she/it would have immerged we would have immerged you would have immerged they would have immerged
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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
immerge verb To plunge briefly in or into a liquid:
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